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- Title
- The Enigma of Reason: A New Theory of Human Understanding
- Book Title
- The Enigma of Reason: A New Theory of Human Understanding
- ISBN
- 0241957850
- EAN
- 9780241957851
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Date of Publication
- 2018-04-05
- Release Title
- The Enigma of Reason: A New Theory of Human Understanding
- Artist
- Mercier, Hugo
- Brand
- N/A
- Colour
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- Subject Area
- Artificial Intelligence, Developmental Psychology
- Publication Name
- The Enigma of Reason: a New Theory of Human Understanding
- Publisher
- Penguin Books LTD
- Subject
- Mental Health, Science
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Type
- Study Guide
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 198 mm
- Item Weight
- 303 g
- Item Width
- 129 mm
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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An exploration of human rationality from two ground-breaking thinkers Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. If reason is so useful, why didn't it also evolve in other animals? If reason is that reliable, why do we produce so much thoroughly reasoned nonsense? In their ground-breaking account of the evolution and workings of reason, Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber set out to solve this double enigma. Reason, they argue with a compelling mix of real-life and experimental evidence, is not geared to solitary use, to arriving at better beliefs and decisions on our own. What reason does, rather, is help us justify our beliefs and actions to others, convince them through argumentation, and evaluate the justifications and arguments that others address to us. In other words, reason has evolved to help humans better exploit their uniquely rich social environment. This illuminating interpretation of reason makes sense of strengths and weaknesses that have long puzzled philosophers and psychologists - why reason is biased in favour of what we already believe, why it may lead to terrible ideas and yet is indispensable to spreading good ones. Ambitious, provocative, and entertaining, The Enigma of Reason will spark debate among psychologists and philosophers, and make many reasonable people rethink their own thinking.
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Penguin Books LTD
ISBN-13
9780241957851
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27046554905
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Publication Name
The Enigma of Reason: a New Theory of Human Understanding
Language
English
Subject
Mental Health, Science
Publication Year
2018
Type
Study Guide
Subject Area
Artificial Intelligence, Developmental Psychology
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
198 mm
Item Weight
303 g
Item Width
129 mm
Additional Product Features
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United Kingdom
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