Rational Intuition: Philosophical Roots, Scientific Investigations
Edited By Lisa M. Os
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Description for Rational Intuition: Philosophical Roots, Scientific Investigations
hardcover. Rational Intuition explores the concept of intuition as it relates to rationality through mediums of history, philosophy, cognitive science, and psychology. Editor(s): Osbeck, Lisa M.; Held, Barbara S. Num Pages: 440 pages, 8 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
What is intuition? What constitutes an intuitive process? Why are intuition concepts important? After many years of scholarly neglect, interest in intuition is now exploding in psychology and cognitive science. Moreover, intuition is also enjoying a renaissance in philosophy. Yet no single definition of intuition appears in contemporary scholarship; there is no consensus on the meaning of this concept in any discipline. Rational Intuition focuses on conceptions of intuition in relation to rational processes. Covering a broad range of historical and contemporary contexts, prominent philosophers, psychologists, and cognitive scientists explore how intuition is implicated in rational activity in its diverse ... Read more
What is intuition? What constitutes an intuitive process? Why are intuition concepts important? After many years of scholarly neglect, interest in intuition is now exploding in psychology and cognitive science. Moreover, intuition is also enjoying a renaissance in philosophy. Yet no single definition of intuition appears in contemporary scholarship; there is no consensus on the meaning of this concept in any discipline. Rational Intuition focuses on conceptions of intuition in relation to rational processes. Covering a broad range of historical and contemporary contexts, prominent philosophers, psychologists, and cognitive scientists explore how intuition is implicated in rational activity in its diverse ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107022393
SKU
V9781107022393
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About Edited By Lisa M. Os
Lisa M. Osbeck is currently Professor of Psychology at the University of West Georgia, where she teaches courses on the history, philosophy, and comparative theories of psychology. She is also a visiting scholar at the Center for Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Michigan. She is a research affiliate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she collaborated ... Read more
Reviews for Rational Intuition: Philosophical Roots, Scientific Investigations
'Rational Intuition is a timely collection on the philosophy and psychology of intuition. It is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the methodology of philosophy or the nature of human cognition.' Ernest Sosa, Board of Governors Professor, Rutgers University, New Jersey 'The only collection of its kind, this is a remarkable scholarly compendium of diverse philosophical, psychological, and neuroscientific ... Read more