The enigma of reason a new theory of human understanding

By:

Mercier, Hugo

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Penguin Books 2017Description: 387pISBN:

9780241957851

Subject(s):

Reason; Reason -- Social aspects; Comprehension; Psychological Phenomena and Processes; Mental Processes; Reason; Reason -- Social aspects; Electronic books

DDC classification:

121.3MER

Summary: Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. But, if reason is so useful, why didn't it also evolve in other animals? If it is that reliable, why do we produce so much thoroughly reasoned nonsense?

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. But, if reason is so useful, why didn't it also evolve in other animals? If it is that reliable, why do we produce so much thoroughly reasoned nonsense?

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