Volume 63 (2008), 5

The paper presents the problem of norms and normativity in its broad scope and relevance for philosophy and social theory. In section one, the author provides a brief outline of his topic as present in the history of philosophy. Section two deals with a variety of approaches towards defining the concept of norms. Section three is devoted to the concept of social… Read more

The paper gives an explanation of some ontological and epistemological commitments of a cognitive research program dealing with the social representations, which has been coined by Dan Sperber, namely of the epidemiology of representations. Social representations are described as causal chains linking together mental representations and public productions. The… Read more

The aim of the paper is to examine the analytical potential of the concept of „historical representations“ as it was developed by Roger Chartier in his approach to the „new cultural history“. Further, the author outlines the epistemological foundations, which this project shares with Quentin Skinner’s approach to „contextual“ and „intentional“ interpretations of… Read more

Bayesian reasoning is considered to be the prototype of rational judgment. The differences between the descriptive and normative models of reasoning used to be interpreted as supporting the thesis of the principal irrationality of humans. The paper shows the possible re-interpretations of this research evidence by means of focusing on the contexts of individual… Read more