Logic, Reasoning, and Rationality
Editors: Weber, Erik, Wouters, Dietlinde, Meheus, Joke (Eds.)
Free Preview- Unique collection of papers in which real life cases of human reasoning are explained
- Uses applications of non-classical logic to problems in philosophy of science
- Provides papers that combine results from logic with philosophical reflections on reasoning and rationality
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This book contains a selection of the papers presented at the Logic, Reasoning and Rationality 2010 conference (LRR10) in Ghent. The conference aimed at stimulating the use of formal frameworks to explicate concrete cases of human reasoning, and conversely, to challenge scholars in formal studies by presenting them with interesting new cases of actual reasoning.
According to the members of the Wiener Kreis, there was a strong connection between logic, reasoning, and rationality and that human reasoning is rational in so far as it is based on (classical) logic. Later, this belief came under attack and logic was deemed inadequate to explicate actual cases of human reasoning. Today, there is a growing interest in reconnecting logic, reasoning and rationality. A central motor for this change was the development of non-classical logics and non-classical formal frameworks.
The book contains contributions in various non-classical formal frameworks, case studies that enhance our apprehension of concrete reasoning patterns, and studies of the philosophical implications for our understanding of the notions of rationality.
- Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Adaptive Logics as a Necessary Tool for Relative Rationality: Including a Section on Logical Pluralism
Pages 1-25
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A New Approach to Epistemic Logic
Pages 27-44
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Explaining Capacities: Assessing the Explanatory Power of Models in the Cognitive Sciences
Pages 45-57
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Data-Driven Induction in Scientific Discovery: A Critical Assessment Based on Kepler’s Discoveries
Pages 59-76
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Dovetailing Belief Base Revision with (Basic) Truth Approximation
Pages 77-93
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Logic, Reasoning, and Rationality
- Editors
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- Erik Weber
- Dietlinde Wouters
- Joke Meheus
- Series Title
- Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning
- Series Volume
- 5
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-017-9011-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-017-9011-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-017-9010-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-024-0118-9
- Series ISSN
- 2214-9120
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 283
- Number of Illustrations
- 186 b/w illustrations
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