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Hugo Mercier is the originator of this: https://philpapers.org/rec/MERTSO-7 https://philpapers.org/rec/MERTSO-7 "reasoning evolved not to complement individual
by yboris 1y ago
Hugo Mercier is the originator of this: https://philpapers.org/rec/MERTSO-7 https://philpapers.org/rec/MERTSO-7
"reasoning evolved not to complement individual cognition but as an argumentative device" -- and it has more positive effects at social level than at individual level
https://www.dan.sperber.fr/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/MercierSperberWhydohumansreason.pdf https://www.dan.sperber.fr/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Mercie...
Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory
- hammock 1y ago> and it has more positive effects at social level than at individual level Now it raises the question should we be reasoning in our head then? Is there a better way to solve intractable math problems for example? Is math itself a red herring created for argumentative purposes?