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(2017) Synthese 194 (6).
The philosophical literature on reasoning is dominated by the assumption that reasoning is essentially a matter of following rules. This paper challenges this view, by arguing that it misrepresents the nature of reasoning as a personal level activity. Reasoning must reflect the reasoner’s take on her evidence. The rule-following model seems ill-suited to accommodate this fact. Accordingly, this paper suggests replacing the rule-following model with a different, semantic approach to reasoning.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-016-1034-z
Full citation:
Valaris, M. (2017). What reasoning might be. Synthese 194 (6), pp. 2007-2024.
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