This book examines the relation between taxonomy and cognitive architecture in human reasoning. It offers a novel argument for voluntarism of belief that is grounded in empirical research.
The issue of cognitive architecture has pressing ramifications for philosophical discussions about the nature and ethics of belief. This book makes important contributions to taxonomic questions in cognitive science, the cognitive architecture of reasoning, and the nature of belief. On the side of taxonomy, it addresses the important question of whether Type-1/Type-2 processing are cognitive kinds and develops a novel approach to belief by treating it as a putative cognitive kind. On the architectural side, it offers an empirically motivated alternative to Dual-Process Theory and Spinozan Theory. According to the author's account, the reasoning system operates like a soundboard in that the various property-pairs are like slides on a mixing-board, and the process can be rerun multiple times. Because the reasoning system's final, settled outputs are beliefs, and a subject can rerun the reasoning process, adjusting the slides as they go, subjects exercise some control over what they believe. The author applies the nature of belief to that the nature of religious commitment and explores future implications for ethics of belief.
From Human Reasoning to Belief will appeal to scholars and graduate students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of cognitive science, and epistemology.
| ISBN: | 9781032736952 |
| Publication date: | 18th November 2025 |
| Author: | Joshua Mugg |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 164 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Philosophy of mind Ethics and moral philosophy Philosophy of religion Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge Social, group or collective psychology Cognition and cognitive psychology |
This book examines the relation between taxonomy and cognitive architecture in human reasoning. It offers a novel argument for voluntarism of belief that is grounded in empirical research.
The issue of cognitive architecture has pressing ramifications for philosophical discussions about the nature and ethics of belief. This book makes important contributions to taxonomic questions in cognitive science, the cognitive architecture of reasoning, and the nature of belief. On the side of taxonomy, it addresses the important question of whether Type-1/Type-2 processing are cognitive kinds and develops a novel approach to belief by treating it as a putative cognitive kind. On the architectural side, it offers an empirically motivated alternative to Dual-Process Theory and Spinozan Theory. According to the author's account, the reasoning system operates like a soundboard in that the various property-pairs are like slides on a mixing-board, and the process can be rerun multiple times. Because the reasoning system's final, settled outputs are beliefs, and a subject can rerun the reasoning process, adjusting the slides as they go, subjects exercise some control over what they believe. The author applies the nature of belief to that the nature of religious commitment and explores future implications for ethics of belief.
From Human Reasoning to Belief will appeal to scholars and graduate students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of cognitive science, and epistemology.
From Human Reasoning to Belief features in the following genres: Philosophy of mind, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology
From Human Reasoning to Belief is available in Hardback
From Human Reasoning to Belief was written by Joshua Mugg and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
From Human Reasoning to Belief has 164 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy series
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