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Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction

Door John Brockman

Categorie
Psychologie
Boeknummer
#401507-VG58
Titel
Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction
Auteur
Brockman, John
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
London : Harper Perennial
Jaar van uitgave
2013
ISBN10
0062258540
ISBN13
9780062258540
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Unlock your mind From the bestselling authors of Thinking, Fast and Slow; The Black Swan; and Stumbling on Happiness comes a cutting-edge exploration of the mysteries of rational thought, decision-making, intuition, morality, willpower, problem-solving, prediction, forecasting, unconscious behavior, and beyond. Edited by John Brockman, publisher of Edge. org ("The world's smartest website"—The Guardian), Thinking presents original ideas by today's leading psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers who are radically expanding our understanding of human thought. Daniel Kahneman on the power (and pitfalls) of human intuition and "unconscious" thinking • Daniel Gilbert on desire, prediction, and why getting what we want doesn't always make us happy • N... (Lees verder)assim Nicholas Taleb on the limitations of statistics in guiding decision-making • Vilayanur Ramachandran on the scientific underpinnings of human nature • Simon Baron-Cohen on the startling effects of testosterone on the brain • Daniel C. Dennett on decoding the architecture of the "normal" human mind • Sarah-Jayne Blakemore on mental disorders and the crucial developmental phase of adolescence • Jonathan Haidt, Sam Harris, and Roy Baumeister on the science of morality, ethics, and the emerging synthesis of evolutionary and biological thinking • Gerd Gigerenzer on rationality and what informs our choices
Pagina's
424
Conditie
Goed — Edges browned.
Prijs
€ 8,00

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