How do we reason

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More Good reasoning can lead to success; bad reasoning can lead to catastrophe. Authors Affiliations are at time of print publication. Your current browser may not support copying via this button. Show Summary Details. Subscriber Login Email Address.

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This first chapter explains what it means to be logical—to reason logically or critically. It demonstrates the usefulness of logical reasoning as a means of making more effective decisions about your own life—decisions about what to believe and decisions about what to do.

The chapter begins a systematic program of study of all the major topics regarding logical reasoning. The problems of causation and obligation Beliefs, heresies, and changes in mind Flying bicycles: how the Wright brothers invented the airplane Unwrapping an Enigma On the mode of communication of cholera Conclusions How we reason. Phil Johnson-Laird was born in Yorkshire, England, in He left school at the age of 15 and spent ten years in a variety of occupations until he went to University College London to read psychology.

He later gained his Ph. In , he was a visiting member of the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton, where he began a collaboration with George A. He returned to Princeton in to be a member of the faculty at the University, where he is the Stuart Professor of Psychology.

His research concerns thinking, emotions, creativity, and music. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Academic Skip to main content. Search Start Search.