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THE MEGARA AND ATHENS SOPHISM: : SYNTAX IS NOT ENOUGH
In this paper, a sophism attributed to Chrysippus of Soli by Diogenes Laërtius is reviewed. To do that, the general framework of the mental models theory is assumed, and the conclusion is that the sophism is a problem only if just its logical form i…
The problem of the order of the conjuncts in the coordinating conjunction ‘and’: A logical-syntactic solution
From the mental models theory, it has been claimed that the conjunction commutativity law, that is, the logical law providing that the order of the conjuncts joined by the coordinating conjunction ‘and’ can be changed without modifying the truth-val…
THE POSSIBILITIES OF DISJUNCTION IN THE MENTAL MODELS THEORY
Baratgin and colleagues have questioned certain aspects of the mental models theory related to disjunction. It is truth that, from this last theory, the paper authored by Baratgin et al. (2015) has already been responded. However, I try to further d…
Linguistic inter-understanding gives evidence in favor of the mental models theory: Induction and comprehension
Linguistic inter-understanding is a communicative phenomenon that is well known and that has been studied in detail. It basically consists of the fact that an individual speaking a language is able to understand another person speaking a different l…
MENTAL LOGIC AND THE DENIALS OF CONJUNCTIONS AND DISJUNCTIONS
The mental models theory predicts that, while conjunctions are easier than disjunctions for individuals, when denied, conjunctions are harder than disjunctions. Khemlani, Orenes, and Johnson-Laird proved that this prediction is correct in their work…
Rationality in children: the first steps
Not all categorization is conceptual. Many of the experimental findings concerning infant and animal categorization invite the hypothesis that the subjects form abstract perceptual representations, mental models or cognitive maps that are not compos…
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