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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Kevin Simler; Robin Hanson |
ISBN: | 9780190495992 0190495995 |
OCLC Number: | 982092901 |
Description: | x, 397 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Why we hide our motives. Animal behavior ; Competition ; Norms ; Cheating ; Self-deception ; Counterfeit reasons -- Hidden motives in everyday life. Body language ; Laughter ; Conversation ; Consumption ; Art ; Charity ; Education ; Medicine ; Religion ; Politics ; Conclusion. |
Responsibility: | Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson. |
Abstract:
This book exposes our unconscious selfish motives, those we're reluctant to discuss or even think about. These motives drive our body language, laughter, and conversation, as well as venerated institutions like art, school, charity, medicine, politics, and religion. You'll never see yourself, or the world, the same again.
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The argument that Simler and Hanson make is rather comprehensive, and compelling. They bring together research on various topics of limited reach that, when combined, speak to the outrageous gall of the mind in recreating reality to its own liking, and then covering its tracks. * Katherine Oktober Matthews, Riding the Dragon * Read more...
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