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Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Jonathan B. T. Evans
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Paperback. Thinking is the essence of what it means to be human and defines us more than anything else as a species. Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 13 black and white images. BIC Classification: JMRN; VSPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Our extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside from other animals, but our evolved thinking processes also leave us susceptibile to bias and error. The study of thinking and reasoning goes back to Aristotle, and was one of the first topics to be studied when psychology separated from philosophy. In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. He shows how our problem solving capabilities are hugely dependent on also having the imagination to ask the right questions, ... Read more
Our extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside from other animals, but our evolved thinking processes also leave us susceptibile to bias and error. The study of thinking and reasoning goes back to Aristotle, and was one of the first topics to be studied when psychology separated from philosophy. In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. He shows how our problem solving capabilities are hugely dependent on also having the imagination to ask the right questions, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198787259
SKU
V9780198787259
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About Jonathan B. T. Evans
Jonathan St B. T. Evans is Emeritus Professor at the School of Psychology, Plymouth University, where he was previously Professor of Cognitive Psychology. He has spent his entire career in the study of thinking and reasoning, and was involved in setting up the journal of the same name (published by Taylor and Francis). He has authored a number ... Read more
Reviews for Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Jonathan Evans, a leading cognitive psychologist, has written an account of studies of thinking and reasoning, condensing a vast range of topics into an amazingly succinct synopsis.
Advance praise from Philip Johnson-Laird, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Princeton University
No one in our field but Jonathan Evans could pack so much information and erudition into such a small space. ... Read more
Advance praise from Philip Johnson-Laird, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Princeton University
No one in our field but Jonathan Evans could pack so much information and erudition into such a small space. ... Read more