The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber

The Enigma of Reason

Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber

384 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology science challenging informative reflective slow-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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