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How we reason /

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 - so much of our mental life goes on outside our awareness. In recent years huge strides have been made into developing a scientific understanding of reasonin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnson-Laird, P. N. (Philip Nicholas), 1936-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 - so much of our mental life goes on outside our awareness. In recent years huge strides have been made into developing a scientific understanding of reasoning. This new book by one of the pioneers of the field, Philip Johnson-Laird, looks at the mental processes that underlie our reasoning. It provides the most accessible account yet of thescience of reasoning. We can all reason from our childhood onwards - but how? 'How we reason' outlines a bold approach to.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780191564215
0191564214