| Entry Date | 2021-02-01 |
| Source | Mercier, H. & Sperber, D. The enigma of reason: a new theory of human understanding. (2018) |
| Link | Link |
| Source Type | Theory /Hypothesis |
| Domain | Individuals |
| Subdomain1 | In general |
| Subdomain2 | Beliefs / attitudes |
| Key Points | Convincingly argues that reasoning is used mainly to justify our internal pre-existing beliefs, and to persuade others to our adopt our beliefs, rather than to follow the pathways suggested by cool logic and empirically derived and demonstrably unequivocal facts. |
| Citns | 820 |