Plato, Diagrammatic Reasoning and Mental Models

Susanna Saracco (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

VII, 91 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-27657-6 (ISBN)

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This book analyses the role of diagrammatic reasoning in Plato's philosophy: the readers will realize that Plato, describing the stages of human cognitive development using a diagram, poses a logic problem to stimulate the general reasoning abilities of his readers. Following the examination of mental models in this book, the readers will reflect on what inferences can be useful to approach this kind of logic problem. Plato calls for a collaboration between writer and readers. In this book the readers will examine the connection between diagrams and discovery, realizing the important epistemic role of visualization. They will recognize the crucial role that diagrams play in problem solving. The logic problem elaborated by Plato is addressed considering the epistemic function of mental models. These models introduce to an advanced stage of cognitive development, in which reasoning uses in its investigations a higher-level of mathematical complexity, represented by structuralism.

Susanna Saracco studied Philosophy at the University of Turin, Italy. There she worked on different branches of Philosophy before specializing in Ancient Philosophy and the study of Greek language. The universality and modernity of the thinking of the ancient philosophers captivated her attention. At Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, she worked on the use of Ancient Philosophy for practical purposes. At the University of Sydney, she received a PhD in Philosophy, developing a research centred on the interpretation of Plato’s words as cognitive stimulations of the readers.

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction,- CHAPTER TWO: The Collaboration between Writer and Reader,- CHAPTER THREE: Visual Thinking,- CHAPTER FOUR: Diagrammatic Reasoning,- CHAPTER FIVE: Mental Models,-Chapter 6. Theoretical Adulthood and Structuralism

Erscheinungsdatum	05.08.2023
Zusatzinfo	VII, 91 p. 5 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	262 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
Schlagworte	cognitive evolution • Geometry • Meno • Plato • Socrates • Visualisation
ISBN-10	3-031-27657-4 / 3031276574
ISBN-13	978-3-031-27657-6 / 9783031276576
Zustand	Neuware