{"product_id":"the-rational-mind-paperback","title":"The Rational Mind - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Sturgeon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Sturgeon presents an original account of mental states and their dynamics. He develops a detailed story of coarse- and fine-grained mental states, a novel perspective on how they fit together, an engaging theory of the rational transitions between them, and a fresh view of how formal methods can advance our understanding in this area. In doing so, he addresses a deep four-way divide in literature on epistemic rationality. Formal epistemology is done in specialized languages--often seeming a lot more like mathematics than Plato--and so can alienate philosophers who are drawn to more traditional work on thought experiments in epistemic rationality. Conversely, informal epistemology appears to be a lot more like Plato than mathematics and, as such, it tends to deter philosophers drawn to formal models of the phenomena. Similarly, the epistemology of coarse-grained states boils down everything to a discussion of rational belief--making the area appear a lot more like foundations of knowledge than anything useful for the theory rational decision, such as decision-making under uncertainty. \u003cem\u003eThe Rational Mind\u003c\/em\u003e unifies work in all of these areas for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Sturgeon, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Philosophy, University of Birmingham\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScott Sturgeon is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham. He has published numerous articles in journals such as \u003cem\u003eMind, Journal of Philosophy, Noûs, Philosophers' Imprint\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy and Phenomenological Research\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eMatters of Mind: Consciousness, Reason and Nature\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge 2001).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.5 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47347450675449,"sku":"9780198912255","price":63.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Du9lpp1aJ-9780198912255.webp?v=1769764211","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-rational-mind-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}