How We ReasonOxford University Press, 2006 - 573 páginas Good reasoning can lead to success; bad reasoning can lead to catastrophe. Yet, it's not obvious how we reason, and why we make mistakes. This book looks at the mental processes that underlie our reasoning. It provides the most accessible account yet of the science of reasoning. |
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1 Introduction | 1 |
The World in Our Conscious Minds | 19 |
The World in Our Unconscious Minds | 49 |
How We Make Deductions | 103 |
How We Make Inductions | 163 |
What Makes us Rational | 211 |
How We Develop Our Ability to Reason | 245 |
Knowledge Beliefs and Problems | 293 |
Expert Reasoning in Technology Logic and Science | 367 |
Glossary | 424 |
Notes on the Chapters | 431 |
Acknowledgements | 494 |
References | 497 |
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