The roots of reason : philosophical essays on rationality, evolution, and probability / David Papineau

Author: Papineau, David, 1947-
Published: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Physical Description: viii, 242 pages ; 21 cm

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Contents

Normativity and judgement -- The evolution of knowledge -- The evolution of means-end reasoning -- Probability as a guide to life / co-authored with Helen Beebee -- Causation as a guide to life -- Uncertain decisions and the many-minds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Subject(s)

Philosophy of mind
Naturalism
Reason

ISBN

0199243840

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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