Description: Bayesian Rationality by Nick Chater, Mike Oaksford Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Suggesting that the Western conception of the mind as a logical system is flawed, this work re-appraises the conventional wisdom in the psychology of reasoning. It argues that cognition should be understood in terms of probability theory, the calculus of uncertain reasoning, rather than in terms of logic, the calculus of certain reasoning. Publisher Description Are people rational? This question was central to Greek thought; and has been at the heart of psychology and philosophy for millennia. This book provides a radical and controversial reappraisal of conventional wisdom in the psychology of reasoning, proposing that the Western conception of the mind as a logical system is flawed at the very outset. It argues that cognition should be understood in terms of probability theory, the calculus of uncertain reasoning,rather than in terms of logic, the calculus of certain reasoning. Author Biography Mike Oaksford is Professor of Psychology and Head of School at Birkbeck College London. He was a research fellow at the Centre for Cognitive Science, University of Edinburgh, he was then lecturer at the University of Wales, Bangor, and senior lecturer at the University of Warwick, before moving to Cardiff University in 1996 as Professor of Experimental Psychology, a post he held until 2005. His research interests are in the area of human reasoning and decisionmaking. In particular, with his colleague Nick Chater, he has been developing a Bayesian probabilistic approach to deductive reasoning tasks. According to this approach reasoning "biases " are the resultof applying the wrong normative model and failing to take account of peoples normal environment. He also studies the way the emotions affect and interact with reasoning and decision making processes.Nick Chater is Professor of Cognitive and Decision Sciences at University College London. He has an M.A. in Psychology from Cambridge University, and a PhD in Cognitive Science from Edinburgh. He has held academic appointments at Edinburgh, Oxford, and Warwick Universities. His research focussed on attempting to find general principles that may be applicable across many cognitive domains, ranging from reasoning and decision making, to language acquisition and processing, to perception andcategorization. Since the late 1980s, in collaboration with Mike Oaksford, he has been interested in the application of probabilistic and information-theoretic methods for understanding human reasoning. Details ISBN 0198524501 ISBN-13 9780198524502 Title Bayesian Rationality Author Nick Chater, Mike Oaksford Format Hardcover Year 2007 Pages 352 Edition 1st Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:137006409; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780198524502
Book Title: Bayesian Rationality
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Bayesian Rationality : the Probabilistic Approach to Human Reasoning
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Mind & Body, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Publication Year: 2007
Item Weight: 23 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.4 in
Author: Nick Chater, Mike Oaksford
Subject Area: Philosophy, Psychology
Series: Oxford Cognitive Science Ser.
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
