Book contents
- The Dialogical Roots of Deduction
- The Dialogical Roots of Deduction
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Part I The Philosophy of Deduction
- Part II The History of Deduction
- Part III Deduction and Cognition
- 8 How We Reason, Individually and in Groups
- 9 The Ontogeny of Deductive Reasoning
- 10 The Phylogeny of Deductive Reasoning
- 11 A Dialogical Account of Proofs in Mathematical Practice
- Conclusions
- References
- Index
Conclusions
from Part III - Deduction and Cognition
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 December 2020
- The Dialogical Roots of Deduction
- The Dialogical Roots of Deduction
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Part I The Philosophy of Deduction
- Part II The History of Deduction
- Part III Deduction and Cognition
- 8 How We Reason, Individually and in Groups
- 9 The Ontogeny of Deductive Reasoning
- 10 The Phylogeny of Deductive Reasoning
- 11 A Dialogical Account of Proofs in Mathematical Practice
- Conclusions
- References
- Index
Summary
Throughout this book, deduction has been examined and discussed from many angles and perspectives. However, one question has remained conspicuously unaddressed until now: Is deduction a correct, reliable method for reasoning? In other words, is deduction justified (Dummett, 1978)?
This investigation has focused extensively on the social conditions and factors influencing the emergence of deduction, both historically and ontogenetically. It is thus reasonable to ask whether it offers a social constructivist account of deduction, which in turn has implications for the justification problem. Indeed, on at least some versions of social constructivism, the very question of the correctness of deductive reasoning as a scientific method, understood in absolute terms, is seen as misguided.
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- The Dialogical Roots of DeductionHistorical, Cognitive, and Philosophical Perspectives on Reasoning, pp. 234 - 237Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020