Bayesian Rationality: The Probabilistic Approach to Human Reasoning

by Mike Oaksford

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For almost 2,500 years, the Western concept of what is to be human has been dominated by the idea that the mind is the seat of reason - humans are, almost by definition, the rational animal. In this text a more radical suggestion for explaining these puzzling aspects of human reasoning is put forward.

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Mike Oaksford
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Bayesian Rationality: The Probabilistic Approach to Human Reasoning

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Nonfiction, Science & Nature
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153.4 — Philosophy & psychology Psychology Conscious mental processes and intelligence Thought, thinking, reasoning, intuition, value, judgment
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BF442 .O22 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Psychology Psychology Consciousness. Cognition
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