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Rationality

What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

by Steven Pinker · 2021 · 432 pages

Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt
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About This Book

This book explores the cognitive tools of reason, including logic, probability, and decision-making under uncertainty. Steven Pinker argues that rationality is a set of tools for achieving goals and explains why humans often appear irrational while possessing the capacity for great intellectual and moral progress.

Book Details

Published

2021

Pages

432

Language

en

ISBN

9780525561996

Audiobook Available

11h 19m
Narrated by Arthur Morey

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