Logic and Uncertainty in the Human Mind

A Tribute to David E. Over

By: Igor Douven (Editor), Shira Elqayam (Editor), Nicole Cruz (Editor), Jonathan St B. T. Evans (Editor)

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Paperback | 25 June 2020 | Edition Number 1

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David E. Over is a leading cognitive scientist and, with his firm grounding in philosophical logic, he also exerts a powerful influence on the psychology of reasoning. He is responsible for not only a large body of empirical work and accompanying theory, but for advancing a major shift in thinking about reasoning, commonly known as the 'new paradigm' in the psychology of human reasoning.

Over's signature mix of philosophical logic and experimental psychology has inspired generations of researchers, psychologists, and philosophers alike over more than a quarter of a century. The chapters in this volume, written by a leading group of contributors including a number who helped shape the psychology of reasoning as we know it today, each take their starting point from the key themes of Over's ground-breaking work. The essays in this collection explore a wide range of central topics—such as rationality, bias, dual processes, and dual systems—as well as contemporary psychological and philosophical theories of conditionals. It concludes with an engaging new chapter, authored by David E. Over himself, which details and analyses the new paradigm psychology of reasoning.

This book is therefore important reading for scholars, researchers, and advanced students in psychology, philosophy, and the cognitive sciences, including those who are not familiar with Over's thought already.

Industry Reviews

David Over is renowned for his fruitful application of his skills in logic to questions about the psychology of reasoning and the meaning of conditionals. This book gives well-deserved recognition to his achievements.

Timothy Williamson, University of Oxford, UK

You hold in your hands a book to honour Professor David Over. His extraordinary career - from philosopher to cognitive psychologist - reflects his passion to understand how humans reason. As its varied and striking contents make clear, the honour is more than merited.

P.N. Johnson-Laird, Princeton University, USA

This is an erudite volume in honour of an erudite and generous scholar. Philosophically informed psychology was pioneered by David Over, and the contributors collected here provide a fitting tribute by extending his legacy in the multiple problem areas where he made major contributions.

Keith E. Stanovich, University of Toronto, Canada

Timothy Williamson, University of Oxford, UK

P.N. Johnson-Laird, Princeton University, USA

Keith E. Stanovich, University of Toronto, Canada

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