Continuing Commentary Philip N. Johnson-Laird & Ruth M. J. Byrne (1993). Précis of Deduction. BBS 16:323–380
Mental model theory and pragmatics
Jean-Baptiste van der Henst a1 a1 Centre de Recherche en Epistémologie Appliquée, 75005 Paris, France
henst@poly.polytechnique.fr
Abstract
Johnson-Laird & Byrne (1991; 1993) present a theory of human deductive reasoning based on the notion of mental models. Unfortunately, the theory is incomplete. The present commentary argues that pragmatic considerations, particularly of the type discussed in Sperber and Wilson (1995), can complement the theory.
