Rationality and Logic
Author | : Robert Hanna |
Publisher | : Bradford Book |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 0262512513 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780262512510 |
Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In Rationality and Logic, Robert Hanna argues that logic is intrinsically psychological and that human psychology is intrinsically logical. He claims that logic is cognitively constructed by rational animals (including humans) and that rational animals are essentially logical animals. In order to do so, he defends the broadly Kantian thesis that all (and only) rational animals possess an innate cognitive "logic faculty." Hanna's claims challenge the conventional philosophical wisdom that sees logic as a fully formal or "topic-neutral" science irreconcilably separate from the species- or individual-specific focus of empirical psychology. --From publisher's description.