The Anatomy of Judgment

by Philip J. Regal

The Anatomy of Judgment was first published in 1990. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions."The Anatomy of Judgment is a unique and valuable contribution to the literature of the social and humanistic contexts for science . . . The book will illuminate dark corners for any reader, and dozens of interesting points come to light." –Neil Greenberg, University of TennesseeTracing the emergence of science and the social institutions that govern it, The Anatomy of Judgment is an odyssey into what human thinking or judgment means. Philip Regal moves deftly from the history of Western philosophy to concepts of rationality in non-Western cultures, from the conceptual issues of the Salem witch trials to the basic structure of the human brain. The Anatomy of Judgment offers new perspectives on the workings of individual judgment and the social responsibility it entails.Philip Regal is a professor of ecology and behavioral biology at the University of Minnesota. He served, during his pre- and postdoctoral work, as Coordinator's Appointee to the Mental Health Training Program at UCLA's Brain Research Institute.

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this 24 years ago, and I don't really remember much about it. Flipping through my copy in 2014, I find random passages that I managed to co-opt into various arguments/discussions over the years, so I guess this book affected me more than I was aware.

I remember really being taken by this book at the time I read it, but can only give three stars because of the mutability of memory.