In both the book and the foundational paper, Mercier and Sperber propose the (or Argumentative Theory) of reason. They argue that:
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If you are looking for the original academic that preceded the book, it is: In both the book and the foundational paper,
The primary "paper" associated with by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber is the paperback edition of the book itself , which was released by Penguin Books . The Enigma of Reason