{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-rationality-isbn-9780262045070","title":"The Handbook of Rationality","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first reference on rationality that integrates accounts from psychology and philosophy, covering descriptive and normative theories from both disciplines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth analytic philosophy and cognitive psychology have made dramatic advances in understanding rationality, but there has been little interaction between the disciplines. This volume offers the first integrated overview of the state of the art in the psychology and philosophy of rationality. Written by leading experts from both disciplines, \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Rationality\u003c\/i\u003e covers the main normative and descriptive theories of rationality—how people ought to think, how they actually think, and why we often deviate from what we can call rational. It also offers insights from other fields such as artificial intelligence, economics, the social sciences, and cognitive neuroscience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e proposes a novel classification system for researchers in human rationality, and it creates new connections between rationality research in philosophy, psychology, and other disciplines. Following the basic distinction between theoretical and practical rationality, the book first considers the theoretical side, including normative and descriptive theories of logical, probabilistic, causal, and defeasible reasoning. It then turns to the practical side, discussing topics such as decision making, bounded rationality, game theory, deontic and legal reasoning, and the relation between rationality and morality. Finally, it covers topics that arise in both theoretical and practical rationality, including visual and spatial thinking, scientific rationality, how children learn to reason rationally, and the connection between intelligence and rationality.\u003cbr\u003e Preface ix\u003cbr\u003eOverview of the Handbook xi\u003cbr\u003ePsychological and Philosophical Frameworks of Rationality--A Systematic Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003eI Origin and Key Issues of Rationality \u003cbr\u003eSection 1 Origins of Rationality\u003cbr\u003eSection 2 Key Issues of Rationality\u003cbr\u003eII Theoretical Rationality \u003cbr\u003eSection 3 Deductive Reasoning \u003cbr\u003eSection 4 Probabilistic Reasoning \u003cbr\u003eSection 5 Belief Revision, Defeasible Reasoning, and Argumentation Theory\u003cbr\u003eSection 6 Conditional and Counterfactual Reasoning \u003cbr\u003eSection 7 Casual and Diagnostic Reasoning\u003cbr\u003eIII Practical Rationality\u003cbr\u003eSection 8 Individual Rationality and Decision Making\u003cbr\u003eSection 9 Game Theory\u003cbr\u003eSection 10 Aspects of Social Rationality\u003cbr\u003eSection 11 Deontic and Legal Reasoning \u003cbr\u003eSection 12 Moral Thinking and Rationality\u003cbr\u003eIV Facets of Rationality \u003cbr\u003eSection 13 Visual and Spatial Reasoning \u003cbr\u003eSection 14 Scientific Rationality\u003cbr\u003eSection 15 Individual Differences, Learning, and Improvement of Rational Thinking\u003cbr\u003eContributors 807\u003cbr\u003eName Index 811\u003cbr\u003eSubject Index 843\"Editors Knauff (Univ. of Giessen) and Spohn (Univ. of Tübingen) selected a wide range of international authors to discuss current research and theory on the topic. The result is an interesting blend of psychological and philosophical treatments of rationality, addressing theoretical and practical aspects. The various authors jointly execute a thorough review of current ideas, showing that the field continues to evolve. . . . The book will be a very useful reference work for students of rationality. Recommended.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMarkus Knauff is Professor of Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science at the University of Giessen. Wolfgang Spohn is Professor Emeritus at the Philosophy Department of the University of Konstanz and Senior Professor at the University of Tübingen.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300279210213,"sku":"NP9780262045070","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262045070.jpg?v=1767739702","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-handbook-of-rationality-isbn-9780262045070","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}