This post revisits the classic dual processing view in cognitive science and proposes a new alignment that consists of two major systems and two types of cognitive processes.

There are many dual-process models of thought, but psychologist Daniel Kahneman’s two-system perspective has been very influential in recent years and is useful for introducing the topic.

Dual-process theory: A theoretical framework suggesting that human cognition comprises two systems—a fast, intuitive system and a slower, analytical system—that jointly influence reasoning and ...

It is argued that new sociological theory of action, new theories of bounded rationality and the dual-process approach in cognitive and social psychology converge on a unified model in ...