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A related proposal: An interactionist perspective on reason

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2018

Hugo Mercier*
Affiliation:
Institut des Sciences Cognitives – Marc Jeannerod, CNRS UMR 5307, 69675 Bron, [email protected]://sites.google.com/site/hugomercier/

Abstract

This comment introduces the interactionist perspective on reason that Dan Sperber and I developed. In this perspective, reason is a specific cognitive mechanism that evolved so that humans can exchange justifications and arguments with each other. The interactionist perspective significantly aligns with Doris's views in rejecting reflectivism and individualism. Indeed, I suggest that it offers different, and maybe stronger arguments to reject these views.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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Mercier, H. & Sperber, D. (2017) The enigma of reason. Harvard University Press.Google Scholar