Bayesian Rationality - The probabilistic approach to human reasoning (Hardcover)

Are people rational? This question was central to Greek thought; and has been at the heart of psychology and philosophy for millennia. This book provides a radical and controversial reappraisal of conventional wisdom in the psychology of reasoning, proposing that the Western conception of the mind as a logical system is flawed at the very outset. It argues that cognition should be understood in terms of probability theory, the calculus of uncertain reasoning, rather than in terms of logic, the calculus of certain reasoning.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Cognitive Science Series
Release date:	February 2007
First published:	March 2007
Authors:	Mike Oaksford • Nick Chater
Dimensions:	239 x 162 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-852450-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Experimental psychology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Intelligence Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	0-19-852450-1
Barcode:	9780198524502

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