Analogical investigations : historical and cross-cultural perspectives on human reasoning /

Western philosophy and science are responsible for constructing some powerful tools of investigation, aiming at discovering the truth, delivering robust explanations, verifying conjectures, showing that inferences are sound and demonstrating results conclusively. By contrast reasoning that depends o...

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Main Author:	Lloyd, G. E. R. (Geoffrey Ernest Richard), 1933- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Analogy. Reasoning. Reasoning > Cross-cultural studies. Logic, Ancient. Cross-cultural studies.