Intuition et abstraction
by Piche, David, William,, of Ockham
fromTranslatio : philosophies médiévales
"Every day we make intuitive decisions - from the mundane choice of what clothes to wear to more important judgments such as which new car "feels right" or which person would be "good" for a particular job. To varying degrees, logic plays a role in these decisions, but at a cert…
Intuitions
Intuitions may seem to play a fundamental role in philosophy: but their role and their value have been challenged recently. What are intuitions? Should we ever trust them? And if so, when? Do they have an indispensable role in science--in thought experiments, for instance--as we…
Dawes points out the fallacy in many commonly held beliefs in therapy and takes issue with many current treatment methods.
In the international bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, a…
Intuition: knowing beyond logic
by Osho, Itzler, Leela
fromInsights for a new way of living
"Discover your own deep well of wisdom in Intuition: Knowing Beyond Logic--from one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Intuition deals with the difference between the intellectual, logical mind and the more encompassing realm of spirit. Logic is how the…
The standard view of philosophical methodology is that philosophers rely on intuitions as evidence. Herman Cappelen argues that this claim is false, and reveals how it has encouraged pseudo-problems, presented misguided ideas of what philosophy is, and misled exponents of metaph…
