Rationality what it is, why it seems scarce, why it matters
"Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it explain why there seems to be so much irrationality in the world, including, let's be honest, in each of us? These are the goals of Steven Pinker's follow-up to Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates's "new favorite book of all time&...
| Main Author: | Pinker, Steven, 1954- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking,
[2021]
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| Edition: | 1st Edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- How rational an animal?
- Rationality and irrationality
- Logic and critical thinking
- Probability and randomness
- Beliefs and evidence (Bayesian reasoning)
- Risk and reward (rational choice and expected utility)
- Hits and false alarms (signal detection and statistical decision theory)
- Self and others (game theory)
- Correlation and causation
- What's wrong with people?
- Why rationality matters.