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Mental model theory and pragmatics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2000

Jean-Baptiste van der Henst
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche en Epistémologie Appliquée, 75005 Paris, [email protected]

Abstract

Johnson-Laird & Byrne (1991; 1993) present a theory of human deductive reasoning based on the notion of mental models. Unfortunately, the theory is incomplete. The present commentary argues that pragmatic considerations, particularly of the type discussed in Sperber and Wilson (1995), can complement the theory.

Type
Continuing Commentary
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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