Reasoning : studies of human inference and its foundations
This interdisciplinary work is a collection of major essays on reasoning: deductive, inductive, abductive, belief revision, defeasible (non-monotonic), cross cultural, conversational, and argumentative. They are each oriented toward contemporary empirical studies. The book focuses on foundational issues, including paradoxes, fallacies, and debates about the nature of rationality, the traditional modes of reasoning, as well as counterfactual and causal reasoning. It also includes chapters on the interface between reasoning and other forms of thought. In general, this last set of essays represents growth points in reasoning research, drawing connections to pragmatics, cross-cultural studies, emotion and evolution
1 online resource (xiv, 1057 pages) : illustrations
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Part I. Foundations of Reasoning
Some philosophical viewpoints
Fallacies and rationality
Part II. Modes of Reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Induction
Dual and integrative approaches
Abduction and belief change
Causal and counterfactual reasoning
Argumentation
Part III. Interactions of Reasoning in Human Thought
Reasoning and pragmatics
Domain-specific, goal-based, and evolutionary approaches
Reasoning across cultures
Biology, emotions, and reasoning