For half a century the idea of rational thought has been challenged by discoveries that call into question some of its foundations. How we actually think seems to be at odds with descriptive and prescriptive models that once held sway in the development of modern science and scholarship. Rationality: Contexts and Constraints is an active attempt to revise those models, so as to enhance their compatibility with new discoveries, in a maximally coherent and inclusive way. Rationality: Contexts and Constraints is an inter-disciplinary reappraisal of the nature of rationality. In method it is pluralistic, drawing upon the analytic approaches of philosophy, linguistics, neuroscience, and more. These methods guide exploration of the intersection between traditional scholarship and cutting-edge philosophical or scientific research. In this way, Rationality: Contexts and Constraints contributes to development of a suitably revised, comprehensive understanding of rationality, one that befits the 21st century, one that is adequately informed by recent investigations of science, pathology, non-human thought, emotion, and even enigmatic Chinese texts that might previously have seemed to be expressions of irrationalism. Addresses recent challenges and Identifies a direction for future research on rationalityInvestigates the relationship between rationality and mental disorders such as delusion and depression Assesses reasoning in artificial intelligence and nonhuman animalsReflects on ancient Chinese Philosophy and possible cultural differences in human psychology Employs philosophical reflection along with linguistic, probabilistic, and logical techniques INDICE: Part I The Nature of Rationality Chapter 1. Bayesian Psychology and Human Rationality Chapter 2. Flying Solo: Delusions, Rationality and Doxastic Solipsism Chapter 3. Rationality and Delusion Chapter 4. Is Depressive Rumination Rational? Chapter 5. Rationality and Escherichia coli Part II Reasoning & Knowledge Chapter 6. Toward Unification of Logic-Based and Probability-Based Artificial Intelligence Chapter 7. Causal Counterfactuals and Modal Reasoning Chapter 8. Rational Belief and Evidence-Based Update Chapter 9. Assertions, Conversations, and Games Chapter 10. Phlogiston as a Case Study of Scientific Rationality Part III Psychology & Moral Rationality Chapter 11. Cross-cultural Differences in Thinking: Some Thoughts on Psychological Paradigms Chapter 12. Xunzi a Moral Rationalist? - Investigating Reason and Emotion in Xunzi's Moral Psychology
- ISBN: 978-0-12-804600-5
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 375
- Fecha Publicación: 16/09/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés