The Enigma of Reason: A New Theory of Human Understanding by Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber

The Enigma of Reason: A New Theory of Human Understanding

Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber

416 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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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 g...

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