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muhannaln's review against another edition
4.0
I will begin by saying that I probably only understood 60% of what was written.
Our misunderstanding of the nature of reason is very astounding, I did not expect how easy it is for us to be reasonably unreasonable. The book discussed the many theories about reason and how our brain functions when we try to think and other aspects of what we unconsciously do when we try to reason. It also discusses some fallacies we use in our lives that we may not even notice.
Overall, it’s a good book that I should return too when I’m smarter or more knowledgeable.
Our misunderstanding of the nature of reason is very astounding, I did not expect how easy it is for us to be reasonably unreasonable. The book discussed the many theories about reason and how our brain functions when we try to think and other aspects of what we unconsciously do when we try to reason. It also discusses some fallacies we use in our lives that we may not even notice.
Overall, it’s a good book that I should return too when I’m smarter or more knowledgeable.
gmuguruza's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book! Give it a go if you are interested in how human reason works, it's flaws and evolutional purpose of it... definitely a lot to think about. It does get a bit tiring with so many technicalities of biases etc, so take it slow if necessary.
Conclusion: reasons are for human consumption.
Conclusion: reasons are for human consumption.
joshuabrunt's review
informative
slow-paced
4.0
A very interesting look into reason and how it functions. This is definitely a topic I want to read more about and a book I am likely to revisit.
muhannaln's review
4.0
I will begin by saying that I probably only understood 60% of what was written.
Our misunderstanding of the nature of reason is very astounding, I did not expect how easy it is for us to be reasonably unreasonable. The book discussed the many theories about reason and how our brain functions when we try to think and other aspects of what we unconsciously do when we try to reason. It also discusses some fallacies we use in our lives that we may not even notice.
Overall, it’s a good book that I should return too when I’m smarter or more knowledgeable.
Our misunderstanding of the nature of reason is very astounding, I did not expect how easy it is for us to be reasonably unreasonable. The book discussed the many theories about reason and how our brain functions when we try to think and other aspects of what we unconsciously do when we try to reason. It also discusses some fallacies we use in our lives that we may not even notice.
Overall, it’s a good book that I should return too when I’m smarter or more knowledgeable.
lakmus's review
4.0
Phew, done. Finally.
Mind blown though. This view of reasoning actually makes a lot more sense (or maybe it's the myside bias and I need to go read 'Thinking fast and slow' asap just to counter-balance). It also allows to shove reason off the Human Superpower pedestal nicely.
It's quite dense, and may be could be cut a little shorter, but then I guess the authors were trying to explain their position in detail. The reiterations felt nice actually and did a good job of reminding me what the previous few pages were arguing about (or I should've just read in bigger chunks, with fewer week-long breaks in between).
Mind blown though. This view of reasoning actually makes a lot more sense (or maybe it's the myside bias and I need to go read 'Thinking fast and slow' asap just to counter-balance). It also allows to shove reason off the Human Superpower pedestal nicely.
It's quite dense, and may be could be cut a little shorter, but then I guess the authors were trying to explain their position in detail. The reiterations felt nice actually and did a good job of reminding me what the previous few pages were arguing about (or I should've just read in bigger chunks, with fewer week-long breaks in between).
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