Reasoning, Argumentation, and Deliberative Democracy (Paperback, 1)

1. Introduction Overview Reasoning and Rationality Cognition and Development Argumentation and Democracy Conclusion 2. Development of Logical Reasoning Early Logic Progress in Logical Reasoning Logical Reasoning in Adulthood Mathematical Reasoning Conclusion 3. Reasoning Beyond Logic Scientific Reasoning Moral Reasoning Social Conventional Reasoning Reasoning as Epistemologically Self-Regulated Thinking Conclusion 4. Metacognition and Epistemic Cognition Metacognition Epistemic Development in Childhood Epistemic Development Beyond Childhood Complexities of Epistemic Cognition Conclusion 5. Argumentation as Collaborative Reasoning Collaborative Reasoning in a Logic Task Additional Evidence for Collective Rationality The Rational Social Ideal Conclusion 6. Democracy as Collaborative Rationality Deliberative Democracy Is Democracy Psychologically Possible? Rationality and Identity Rational Institutions Intellectual Freedom in Society Conclusion 7. The Rational Construction of Rational Agency "The Enigma of Reason" Constructivist Accounts of Development Development Across and Beyond Childhood Development of Rational Self-Governance Conclusion 8. Education for Rationality Critical Thinking Education as the Promotion of Development Indoctrination in Curriculum and Instruction Intellectual Freedom in Education The Rational Ideal Conclusion 9. Reasons and Persons Becoming the Borg "The Robot’s Rebellion" Who Counts as a Person? What Counts as a Reason? Conclusion Glossary References Author Index Subject Index