"reasoning evolved not to complement individual cognition but as an argumentative device" -- and it has more positive effects at social level than at individual level
> and it has more positive effects at social level than at individual level
Now it raises the question should we be reasoning in our head then? Is there a better way to solve intractable math problems for example? Is math itself a red herring created for argumentative purposes?
"reasoning evolved not to complement individual cognition but as an argumentative device" -- and it has more positive effects at social level than at individual level
https://www.dan.sperber.fr/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Mercie...
Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory