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. 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 acce...

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Main Author: Johnson-Laird, P. N. 1936- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press 2006.
Edition:1st ed
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Summary: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 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 the science of reasoning.
Physical Description:x, 573 p. : ill. (some col.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-544) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191564215