Evolution of Reason Logic as a Branch of Biology

Name: Evolution of Reason Logic as a Branch of Biology
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ISBN: 9780521791960

ISBN-10: 0521791960

ISBN-13: 9780521791960

Edition: 2001

Authors: William S. Cooper, Robert J. Richards

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This work outlines a theory of rationality in which logical law emerges as an aspect of evolutionary biology. Cooper examines the connections between logic and evolutionary biology and shows how logical rules are derived from evolutionary principles.

Book details

List price: $90.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/29/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 238
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Michael Ruse is Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University. The author of many books, including The Philosophy of Biology and Taking Darwin Seriously, he is also the founder and editor of the journal Biology and Philosophy. He has appeared on "Quirks and Quarks" and the Discovery Channel.




The biology of logic



The evolutionary derivation of life-history strategy theory



The evolutionary derivation of decision logic



The evolutionary derivation of inductive logic (Part I)



The evolutionary derivation of deductive logic



The evolutionary derivation of inductive logic (Part II)



The evolutionary derivation of mathematics



Broadening the evolutionary base of classical logic



The evolutionary derivation of nonclassical logic



Radical reductionism in logic



Toward a unified science of reason


Appendix: formal theory