Rationality and Logic

by Robert Hanna

Book Overview

In Rationality and Logic, Robert Hanna argues that logic is intrinsically psychological and that human psychology is intrinsically logical. He claims that logic is cognitively constructed by rational animals (including humans) and that rational animals are essentially logical animals. In order to do so, he defends the broadly Kantian thesis that all (and only) rational animals possess an innate cognitive "logic faculty." Hanna's claims challenge the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262083493
• ISBN13: 9780262083492
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher