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Kluge : The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind by Gary Marcus (2008, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

ISBN-100618879641

ISBN-139780618879649

eBay Product ID (ePID)63464650

Product Key Features

Book TitleKluge : the Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicCognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

IllustratorYes

GenreScience, Psychology

AuthorGary Marcus

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-000855

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal153

Table Of ContentContents 1 Remnants of History 1 2 Memory 18 3 Belief 40 4 Choice 69 5 Language 95 6 Pleasure 123 7 Things Fall Apart 144 8 True Wisdom 161 Acknowledgments 177 Notes 179 References 187 Index 203

SynopsisHow the accidents of evolution created our quirky, imperfect minds--and what we can do about it. Are we noble in reason? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but a kluge, a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind-- think duct tape, not supercomputer--that sheds light on some of the most mysterious aspects of human nature. Taking us on a tour of the fundamental areas of human experience--memory, belief, decision-making, language, and happiness--Marcus reveals the myriad ways our minds fall short. He examines why people often vote against their own interests, why money can't buy happiness, why leaders often stick to bad decisions, and why a sentence like people people left left ties us into knots even though it's only four words long. He also offers surprisingly effective ways to outwit our inner kluge--for example, always consider alternative explanations, make contingency plans, and beware the vivid, personal anecdote. Throughout, he shows how only evolution--haphazard and undirected--could have produced the minds we humans have, while making a brilliant case for the power and usefulness of imperfection., Are we "noble in reason"? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but rather a "kluge," a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind -- think duct tape, not supercomputer -- that sheds light on some of the most mysterious aspects of human nature. Taking us on a tour of the fundamental areas of human experience -- memory, belief, decision-making, language, and happiness -- Marcus reveals the myriad ways our minds fall short. He examines why people often vote against their own interests, why money can't buy happiness, why leaders often stick to bad decisions, and why a sentence like "people people left left" ties us in knots even though it's only four words long. Marcus also offers surprisingly effective ways to outwit our inner kluge, for the betterment of ourselves and society. Throughout, he shows how only evolution -- haphazard and undirected -- could have produced the minds we humans have, while making a brilliant case for the power and usefulness of imperfection., A New York University psychologist argues that the mind is a "kluge"a clumsy, cobbled-together contraptionas he ponders the accidents of evolution that caused this structure and what we can do about it.

LC Classification NumberBF38.M355 2008