Reasoning from inconsistency: a field exploration

Abstract

were introducing some of the important topics (the rational imagination, the neuropsychology of reasoning, the Wason selection task, reasoning to consistency, biological thought within and across cultures). We want to use this issue to direct the reader's attention to trends in the psychology of reasoning from inconsistency, which is a recent and growing topic. We do have, however, a second reason for choosing this topic as the main theme of this special issue. Indeed, this issue enables us to honour the vital role of Paolo Legrenzi in improving the quality and quantity of the European research in the psychology of reasoning. Paolo Legrenzi has not only published numerous fundamental articles in the most important journals and chapters in essential books, he also inspired and motivated many other European researchers. With his pleasurable character and bright mind he could easily stimulate people to start and to keep working in the domain of the psychology of reasoning. We can only be very grateful for his work and personality. We hope to show in this issue a sample of the diversity of research related to reasoning to consistency, the topic of Paolo Legrenzi's most recent research and a topic that has drawn the attention of researchers from various disciplines, such as psychology, philosophy, computer science and so on. Although the work presented is mainly psychological, the reader will discover that it is heavily inspired by the aforementioned disciplines.