Reasoning, argumentation, and cognition

Frankish, Keith (2011). Reasoning, argumentation, and cognition. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 34(2) pp. 79–80.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X10002979

Abstract

This commentary does three things. First, it offers further support for the view that explicit reasoning evolved for public argumentation. Second, it suggests that promoting effective communication may not be the only, or even the main, function of public argumentation. Third, it argues that the data Mercier and Sperber (M&S) cite are compatible with the view that reasoning has subsequently been co-opted to play a role in individual cognition.

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• Item ORO ID
• 27794
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1469-1825
• Extra Information
• Commentary on Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber, 'Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory'
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
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• © 2011 Cambridge University Press
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• Keith Frankish