Rethinking Human Reason - The Social Function and Evolution of Reasoning
Offered By: Santa Fe Institute via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore a thought-provoking SFI Seminar where Dan Sperber from Central European University challenges conventional views on human reason. Delve into the argument that reason's primary function is social rather than individual, aimed at justification, persuasion, and evaluation of others' arguments. Examine the concept of reason as a specialized mechanism with indirect domain-generality, and discover how this perspective offers new insights into reason's evolution, explains cognitive biases, and generates novel, testable predictions. Gain a deeper understanding of human cognition and decision-making processes through this compelling hour-long lecture that reframes our understanding of rationality and its role in social interactions.
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Rethinking Human Reason
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Santa Fe Institute
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