The Evolution of Reason: Logic As A Branch Of Biology - Brossura

Cooper, William S.

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ISBN 10: 0521540259 ISBN 13: 9780521540254

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Riassunto

This book outlines a theory of rationality in which logical law emerges as an intrinsic aspect of evolutionary biology.

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Descrizione del libro

In this book, William S. Cooper outlines a theory of rationality in which logical law emerges as an intrinsic aspect of evolutionary biology. This biological perspective on logic, though at present unorthodox, could change traditional ideas about the reasoning process.

Contenuti

1. The biology of logic; 2. The evolutionary derivation of life-history strategy theory; 3. The evolutionary derivation of decision logic; 4. The evolutionary derivation of inductive logic (Part I); 5. The evolutionary derivation of deductive logic; 6. The evolutionary derivation of inductive logic (Part II); 7. The evolutionary derivation of mathematics; 8. Broadening the evolutionary base of classical logic; 9. The evolutionary derivation of nonclassical logic; 10. Radical reductionism in logic; 11. Toward a unified science of reason; Appendix: formal theory.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521540259
• ISBN 13: 9780521540254
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 238
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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