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The Evolution of Reason - Logic as a Branch of Biology (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,357
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The Evolution of Reason - Logic as a Branch of Biology (Hardcover): William S. Cooper

The Evolution of Reason - Logic as a Branch of Biology (Hardcover)

William S. Cooper

Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology

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The formal systems of logic have ordinarily been regarded as independent of biology, but recent developments in evolutionary theory suggest that biology and logic may be intimately interrelated. In this book, William S. Cooper outlines a theory of rationality in which logical law emerges as an intrinsic aspect of evolutionary biology. He examines the connections between logic and evolutionary biology and illustrates how logical rules are derived directly from evolutionary principles, and therefore, have no independent status of their own. This biological perspective on logic, though at present unorthodox, could change traditional ideas about the reasoning process.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
Release date: 2001
First published: 2001
Authors: William S. Cooper
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-79196-0
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > General
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Cognitive theory
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
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LSN: 0-521-79196-0
Barcode: 9780521791960

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