FIVE THEORIES OF REASONING: Interconnections and applications to mathematics.

The last century has seen many disciplines place a greater priority on understanding how people reason in a particular domain, and several illuminating theories of informal logic and argumentation have been developed. Perhaps owing to their diverse backgrounds, there are several connections and over...

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Publicado en:Logic & Logical Philosophy Vol. 20; no. 1/2; pp. 7 - 58
Autores principales: Pease, Alison, Aberdein, Andrew
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Publicado: Logic & Logical Philosophy 2011
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          Centre for Intelligent Systems and their Applications Informatics Forum University of Edinburgh 8 Crichton Street Edinburgh, EH8 9AB
          Department of Humanities and Communication Florida Institute of Technology 150 West University Blvd Melbourne, Florida 32901-6975, U.S.A.
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        Philosophy of mathematics
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