Rationality In An Uncertain World: Essays In The Cognitive Science Of Human Understanding

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Nick Chater Mike Oaksford

Rationality In An Uncertain World

Essays In The Cognitive Science Of Human Understanding

Nick Chater, Mike Oaksford

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English

Psychology Press Ltd
30 April 1998

Philosophy: logic; Intelligence & reasoning

The essays in this work focus on problems with logic-based approaches to human reasoning and show how a probablistic approach can provide a more psychologically plausible, computationally viable and philosophically respectable account of human inference. The author's probablistic approach shows that although people's behaviour appears irrational from a logical point of view, it is entirely rational from a probablistic perspective. There are new chapters on the emerging empirical support for probablistic models and on the cognitive mechanisms, such as neural networks, that may implement them in the mind. Moreover, the presentation of optimal data selection is simplified reflecting the author's experiences with teaching this material at the advanced undergraduate level.

Edited by: Nick Chater, Mike Oaksford
Imprint: Psychology Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 725g
ISBN: 9780863775345
ISBN 10: 0863775349
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 30 April 1998
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nick Chater, Mike Oaksford

Reviews for Rationality In An Uncertain World: Essays In The Cognitive Science Of Human Understanding

'The authors compile their case, sometimes wittily, and invariably with scholarship.' - D.W. Green, University College, London in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psycholog, 2000