ASPECTS OF RATIONALITY
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ASPECTS OF RATIONALITY (ebook)

RAYMOND S. NICKERSON

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PSYCHOLOGY PRESS
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PSICOLOGIA
ISBN:
9781136676345
Páginas:
522
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Epublication content package
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Inglés
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Si

What does it mean to be rational � to reason well and effectively? How does rationality, broadly conceived, relate to the knowledge one acquires, the beliefs one forms, the explanations one constructs or appropriates, the judgments and decisions one makes, the values one adopts? What is the character of human reasoning and, in particular, does it t

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