Bayesian Rationality: The probabilistic approach to human reasoning by Nick Chat

Description: Bayesian Rationality by Nick Chater, Mike Oaksford 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. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New 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. Table of Contents 1: Logic and the Western conception of mind2: Rationality and rational analysis3: Reasoning in the the real world: how much deduction is there?4: The probabilistic turn5: Does the exception prove the rule? How people reason with conditionals6: Being economical with the evidence: collecting data and testing hypotheses7: An uncertain quantity: how people reason with syllogisms8: The rational analysis of mind: a dialogue Review This fascinating book is the capstone of one of the most important and original programs of research on reasoning in the last twenty years. Oaksford and Chater argue persuasively that human thinking is best understood not in terms of how poorly it approximates the philosophers norms of deductive logic, but rather in terms of how well it captures the more powerful and subtle principles of Bayesian probability. Professor Josh Tenenbaum, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA For years, Oaksford and Chater have taken a maverick approach to the analysis of human reasoning, applying probabilistic ideas to construct radically new interpretations of what people are doing when they reason and whether or not those actions are rational. The field has started to follow Oaksford and Chaters lead; probabilistic concepts are becoming central to all areas of cognitive science. In this book, Oaksford and Chater offer an exceptionally lucid and compelling introduction to their own work and in the process provide an accessible introduction to a number of technical issues in reasoning. This book is a must for those interested in the latest theoretical ideas in the study of human reasoning. Professor Steve Sloman, Brown University, USA Oaksford and Chater have been at the center of a major reconceptualization of how humans reason. This book explains the deep reasons for this new approach and provides an excellent summary of their work. Professor John R. Anderson, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Oaksford and Chater convincingly argue that rationality in the real world cannot be reduced to logical thinking and demonstrate how apparently logical problems can instead be reconstructed in a probabilistic way. This is an important step towards the ultimate goal of understanding the heuristic mechanisms underlying behavior. An excellent book on a Bayesian approach to cognition. Professor Gerd Gigerenzer, Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany Promotional A radical re-examination of the psychology of reasoning. Long 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. Review Quote This fascinating book is the capstone of one of the most important and original programs of research on reasoning in the last twenty years. Oaksford and Chater argue persuasively that human thinking is best understood not in terms of how poorly it approximates the philosophers norms of deductive logic, but rather in terms of how well it captures the more powerful and subtle principles of Bayesian probability. Feature Two leading cognitive scientists present a radical re-examination of the psychology of reasoning, arguing against the Western conception of the mind as the seat of all reasonSuperbly argued, the book is written to appeal to both those within psychology and philosophy Details ISBN0198524501 Author Mike Oaksford Publisher Oxford University Press Series Oxford Cognitive Science Series Year 2007 ISBN-10 0198524501 ISBN-13 9780198524502 Format Hardcover Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 24 figures Edition 1st Media Book Short Title BAYESIAN RATIONALITY Language English Pages 352 DEWEY 153.43 Affiliation Professor of Cognitive and Decision Sciences, Department of Psychology, University College London, UK Subtitle The probabilistic approach to human reasoning UK Release Date 2007-02-22 Publication Date 2007-02-22 AU Release Date 2007-02-22 NZ Release Date 2007-02-22 Alternative 9780198524496 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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