| The Evolution of Reason Contributor(s): Cooper, William S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521791960 ISBN-13: 9780521791960 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: The formal systems of logic have ordinarily been regarded as independent of biology, but recent developments in evolutionary theory suggest that biology and logic may be intimately interrelated. In this book, William S. Cooper outlines a theory of rationality in which logical law emerges as an intrinsic aspect of evolutionary biology. He examines the connections between logic and evolutionary biology and illustrates how logical rules are derived directly from evolutionary principles, and therefore, have no independent status of their own. This biological perspective on logic, though at present unorthodox, could change traditional ideas about the reasoning process. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Logic - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 570.1 |
| LCCN: 00034260 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 238 pages |