The Rational Mind
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 5 February 2020
- ISBN 9780198845799
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages384 pages
- Size 236x160x25 mm
- Weight 700 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
In The Rational Mind, Scott Sturgeon develops a detailed story of coarse- and fine-grained mental states, a novel perspective on how they fit together, an engaging theory of the rational transitions between them, and a fresh view on the ways in which formal efforts in the area should work.
MoreLong description:
Scott Sturgeon presents an original account of mental states and their dynamics. He develops a detailed story of coarse- and fine-grained mental states, a novel perspective on how they fit together, an engaging theory of the rational transitions between them, and a fresh view of how formal methods can advance our understanding in this area. In doing so, he addresses a deep four-way divide in literature on epistemic rationality. Formal epistemology is done in specialized languages--often seeming a lot more like mathematics than Plato--and so can alienate philosophers who are drawn to more traditional work on thought experiments in epistemic rationality. Conversely, informal epistemology appears to be a lot more like Plato than mathematics and, as such, it tends to deter philosophers drawn to formal models of the phenomena. Similarly, the epistemology of coarse-grained states boils down everything to a discussion of rational belief--making the area appear a lot more like foundations of knowledge than anything useful for the theory rational decision, such as decision-making under uncertainty. The Rational Mind unifies work in all of these areas for the first time.
...illuminating book.
Table of Contents:
Guided Tour
The Bayesian Model (Probabilism)
The Bayesian Theory of States: Critical Discussion
The Bayesian Transition Theory: Critical Discussion
The Belief Model (AGM)
Critical Discussion of the Belief Model
Conditional Commitment and the Ramsey Test
Puzzling about Epistemic Attitudes
Belief-First Epistemology
Credence-First Epistemology: Strengths and Challenges
Force-Based Attitudes
Force-Based Confidence at Work
Inference and Rationality
