Logic as the Outcome of an Evolutionary Process
Autor(a) principal: | |
---|---|
Data de Publicação: | 2013 |
Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
Idioma: | eng |
Título da fonte: | Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) |
Texto Completo: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/13435 |
Resumo: | William Cooper's book, The Evolution of Reason (Cambridge University Press, 2001) advances the bold thesis that not just our powers of reasoning, but hte logical standards by which we reason, and many of our conclusions, can be explained as the result of evolutionary pressures. Any other canons of rationality, he suggests, woul be (in the long run) disadvantageous. The story that Cooper tells begins with 'life-history strategies', continues to what is usually called Bayesian decision theory, and then encompasses probability theory (here called 'inductive logic'), classical deductive logic, classical mathematics, and even some non-classical systems of deduction into the bargain.As a critical rationalist who does not believe that there is such a discipline as inductive logic and, moreover, regards the directive to maximize expected utility as uncharacteristic of, even in conflit with, genuine human rationality, I am (to say the least) unenthusiastic about many of Cooper's starling conclusions. The aim of this paper is to identify some of the differences between us, and to determine whether either of us right. |
id |
PUC_SP-15_2573a255e8b018ad7ddc532b0cc90acc |
---|---|
oai_identifier_str |
oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/13435 |
network_acronym_str |
PUC_SP-15 |
network_name_str |
Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) |
repository_id_str |
|
spelling |
Logic as the Outcome of an Evolutionary ProcessA lógica como Resultado de um Processo EvolucionárioLógicaLógica indutivaRacionalismo crítico.LogicInductive logicCritical rationalism.William Cooper's book, The Evolution of Reason (Cambridge University Press, 2001) advances the bold thesis that not just our powers of reasoning, but hte logical standards by which we reason, and many of our conclusions, can be explained as the result of evolutionary pressures. Any other canons of rationality, he suggests, woul be (in the long run) disadvantageous. The story that Cooper tells begins with 'life-history strategies', continues to what is usually called Bayesian decision theory, and then encompasses probability theory (here called 'inductive logic'), classical deductive logic, classical mathematics, and even some non-classical systems of deduction into the bargain.As a critical rationalist who does not believe that there is such a discipline as inductive logic and, moreover, regards the directive to maximize expected utility as uncharacteristic of, even in conflit with, genuine human rationality, I am (to say the least) unenthusiastic about many of Cooper's starling conclusions. The aim of this paper is to identify some of the differences between us, and to determine whether either of us right.O livro de William Cooper, A Evolução da Razão (Cambridge University Press, 2001) apresenta a tese corajosa de que não apenas nossos poderes de raciocínio, mas os padrões lógicos pelos quais raciocinamos, e muitas de nossas conclusões, podem ser explicados como resultado de pressões evolucionárias. Quaisquer outros cânones de racionalidade, sugere ele, não seriam (no longo prazo) vantajosos. A história que Cooper conta começa com "estratégias de histórias da vida", e continua aquilo que é geralmente chamado teoria de decisão bayesiana, e depois compreende a teoria da probabilidade (aqui chamada "lógica indutiva"), lógica dedutiva clássica, e mesmo alguns sistemas não clássicos de dedução numa barganha.Como racionalista crítico que não acredita que haja uma disciplina como a lógica indutiva e, ainda mais, que considera a diretiva para maximizar a utilidade esperada como não característica de (mesmo em conflito com) a racionalidade humana genuína, sinto pouco entusiasmo (para dizer o mínimo) a respeito de muitas das espantosas conclusões de Cooper. O objetivo deste artigo é identificar algumas das diferenças entre nós, e determinar se algum de nós está certo.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo2013-01-24info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/13435Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2009); 231-242Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; v. 10 n. 2 (2009); 231-2422316-52781518-7187reponame:Cognitio (São Paulo. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPenghttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/13435/9962Copyright (c) 2013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMiller, David2024-07-01T13:09:33Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/13435Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofiaPRIhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/oairevcognitio@gmail.com2316-52781518-7187opendoar:2024-07-01T13:09:33Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false |
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv |
Logic as the Outcome of an Evolutionary Process A lógica como Resultado de um Processo Evolucionário |
title |
Logic as the Outcome of an Evolutionary Process |
spellingShingle |
Logic as the Outcome of an Evolutionary Process Miller, David Lógica Lógica indutiva Racionalismo crítico. Logic Inductive logic Critical rationalism. |
title_short |
Logic as the Outcome of an Evolutionary Process |
title_full |
Logic as the Outcome of an Evolutionary Process |
title_fullStr |
Logic as the Outcome of an Evolutionary Process |
title_full_unstemmed |
Logic as the Outcome of an Evolutionary Process |
title_sort |
Logic as the Outcome of an Evolutionary Process |
author |
Miller, David |
author_facet |
Miller, David |
author_role |
author |
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv |
Miller, David |
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv |
Lógica Lógica indutiva Racionalismo crítico. Logic Inductive logic Critical rationalism. |
topic |
Lógica Lógica indutiva Racionalismo crítico. Logic Inductive logic Critical rationalism. |
description |
William Cooper's book, The Evolution of Reason (Cambridge University Press, 2001) advances the bold thesis that not just our powers of reasoning, but hte logical standards by which we reason, and many of our conclusions, can be explained as the result of evolutionary pressures. Any other canons of rationality, he suggests, woul be (in the long run) disadvantageous. The story that Cooper tells begins with 'life-history strategies', continues to what is usually called Bayesian decision theory, and then encompasses probability theory (here called 'inductive logic'), classical deductive logic, classical mathematics, and even some non-classical systems of deduction into the bargain.As a critical rationalist who does not believe that there is such a discipline as inductive logic and, moreover, regards the directive to maximize expected utility as uncharacteristic of, even in conflit with, genuine human rationality, I am (to say the least) unenthusiastic about many of Cooper's starling conclusions. The aim of this paper is to identify some of the differences between us, and to determine whether either of us right. |
publishDate |
2013 |
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv |
2013-01-24 |
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
format |
article |
status_str |
publishedVersion |
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv |
https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/13435 |
url |
https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/13435 |
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv |
eng |
language |
eng |
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv |
https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/13435/9962 |
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv |
Copyright (c) 2013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
rights_invalid_str_mv |
Copyright (c) 2013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
eu_rights_str_mv |
openAccess |
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv |
application/pdf |
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo |
publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo |
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv |
Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2009); 231-242 Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; v. 10 n. 2 (2009); 231-242 2316-5278 1518-7187 reponame:Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) instacron:PUC_SP |
instname_str |
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
instacron_str |
PUC_SP |
institution |
PUC_SP |
reponame_str |
Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) |
collection |
Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) |
repository.name.fl_str_mv |
Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
repository.mail.fl_str_mv |
revcognitio@gmail.com |
_version_ |
1803387420868083712 |