Reason and Inquiry: The Erotetic Theory presents a unified theory of the human capacity for reasoning and decision-making. The erotetic theory accounts for a diverse range of empirically documented fallacies and framing effects. It shows how the same mental processes that yield fallacies can yield what logicians call first-order validity and probabilistic coherence in reasoning, as well as rational decision-making as conceived by economists.
The book's central idea is that our minds naturally aim at resolving issues, and if we are sufficiently inquisitive in the process, we can avoid mistakes. The erotetic theory holds that both the successes and the failures of reason are due to this aim. Rationality is secured if we reach what is described by the theory as erotetic equilibrium.
Reason and Inquiry The Erotetic Theory
by Koralus, PhilippFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2023-03-29
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Author Biography
Philipp Koralus, Fulford Clarendon Associate Professor in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, University of Oxford
Philipp Koralus is Fulford Clarendon Associate Professor in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St. Catherine's College. He has previously held Fellowships at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Notre Dame.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Core reasoning and erotetic equilibrium
3. Conditionals and information source selection
4. Predicate reasoning, Philipp Koralus, Vincent Wang, Sean Moss, and Beau Mount
5. Reasoning with uncertainty, Philipp Koralus and Sean Moss
6. Decision and practical reasoning, Philipp Koralus and Sean Moss
Appendix A: Formulas and Definitions
Appendix B: Meta-theory
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