{"product_id":"9783319940267","title":"The Mystery of Rationality: Mind, Beliefs and the Social Sciences","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Mystery of Rationality: Mind, Beliefs and the Social Sciences\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBronner, Gérald; Di Iorio, Francesco\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis  book contributes to the developing dialogue between cognitive science and social  sciences. It focuses on a central issue in both fields, i.e. the nature and the  limitations of the rationality of beliefs and action. The development of  cognitive science is one of the most important and fascinating intellectual  advances of recent decades, and social scientists are paying increasing  attention to the findings of this new branch of science that forces us to  consider many classical issues related to epistemology and philosophy of action  in a new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalysis  of the concept of rationality is a leitmotiv in the history of the social  sciences and has involved endless disputes. Since it is difficult to give a  precise definition of this concept, and there is a lack of agreement about its  meaning, it is possible to say that there is a ‘mystery of rationality’. What is  it to be rational? Is rationality merely instrumental or does it also involve  the endorsement of values, i.e. the choice of goals? Should we consider  rationality to be a normative principle or a descriptive one? Can rationality be  only Cartesian or can it also be argumentative?  Is rationality a conscious  skill or a partly tacit one? This book, which has been written by an outstanding  collection of authors, including both philosophers and social scientists, tries  to make a useful contribution to the debates on these problems and shed some  light on the mystery of rationality. The target audience primarily comprises researchers and  experts in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-07-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319940267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-94028-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 259\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47707976269964,"sku":"9783319940267","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319940267.jpg?v=1776780552","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319940267","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}