In Praise of Reason

Name: In Praise of Reason
ISBN: 9780262526050

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Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comes down to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you believe even if it contradicts the evidence? Why bother with rational explanation when name-calling, m.

Format: 178 pages, paperback
First published: Feb 14, 2014
Publishers: The MIT Press

Author Lynch advocates the traits of scientific reasoning as those that should set the gold standard for public discourse in order to maintain a democratic society. Lynch explains that to give reasons for reason can be begging the question, as it is using reason to justify.

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