The Roots of Reason: Philosophical Essays on Rationality, Evolution, and Probability

By David Papineau

David Papineau presents a controversial view of human reason, portraying it as a normal part of the natural world, and drawing on the empirical sciences to illuminate its workings. In these six interconnected essays he discusses both theoretical and practical rationality, and shows how
evolutionary theory, decision theory, and quantum mechanics offer fresh approaches to some long-standing problems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199288712
• ISBN13: 9780199288717
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.4"