The Enigma of Reason
by Hugo Mercier
Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, fresh non-fiction book, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
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 groundbreaking account of the evolution and workings of reason, Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber set out to solve this double enigma.
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- Hugo Mercier
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 396
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