The logic of fast and slow thinking
Date
01/06/2019Metadata
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We present a framework for epistemic logic, modeling the logical aspects of System 1 (“fast”) and System 2 (“slow”) cognitive processes, as per dual process theories of reasoning. The framework combines non-normal worlds semantics with the techniques of Dynamic Epistemic Logic. It models non-logically-omniscient, but moderately rational agents: their System 1 makes fast sense of incoming information by integrating it on the basis of their background knowledge and beliefs. Their System 2 allows them to slowly, step-wise unpack some of the logical consequences of such knowledge and beliefs, by paying a cognitive cost. The framework is applied to three instances of limited rationality, widely discussed in cognitive psychology: Stereotypical Thinking, the Framing Effect, and the Anchoring Effect.
Citation
Solaki , A , Berto , F & Smets , S 2019 , ' The logic of fast and slow thinking ' , Erkenntnis , vol. In press . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-019-00128-z
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Erkenntnis
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0165-0106Type
Journal article
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© The Author(s) 2019. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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Anthia Solaki’s research is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) ‘PhD in the Humanities’ programme, Grant No. 322-20-018. Franz Berto’s research is funded by the European Research Council (ERC CoG) ‘The Logic of Conceivability’ Project, Grant No. 681404.Collections
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