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92 reviews for:
The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes
Donald D. Hoffman
3.7 AVERAGE
92 reviews for:
The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes
Donald D. Hoffman
3.7 AVERAGE
Really poor. Rhetorically irritating, and, I suspect, dangerously philosophically illiterate. I've been told many times to avoid evolutionary psychology and I suspect now I know why: sweeping, strikingly socio-politically conservative theses are subjected to very brief, very partial experimentation and then treated as proven. It's clear almost from the outset that the same will be true of Hoffman's overarching thesis, and other reviews seem to confirm this.
Este es un libro increíble que argumenta que la realidad no es de la forma en que la percibimos, y lo hace desde la teoría evolutiva, la mecánica cuántica y con nuestra experiencia cotidiana. Es la primera vez que escucho una teoría sólida de por qué el espacio-tiempo es una noción anticuada y la consciencia debe tomar su lugar como la base de nuestras teorías.
La única razón por la que no le doy cinco estrellas es porque es muy repetitivo a ratos y aunque algunas personas puedan beneficiarse de la cantidad de ejemplos que el autor da, yo los encontré tediosos y no aportaban mucho después del primero. Así, como libro puede llegar a ser pesado y hasta mal escrito. Su valor no está ahí, y alentaría a cualquier persona que esté interesada en el tema a que lo lea. Vale la pena.
La única razón por la que no le doy cinco estrellas es porque es muy repetitivo a ratos y aunque algunas personas puedan beneficiarse de la cantidad de ejemplos que el autor da, yo los encontré tediosos y no aportaban mucho después del primero. Así, como libro puede llegar a ser pesado y hasta mal escrito. Su valor no está ahí, y alentaría a cualquier persona que esté interesada en el tema a que lo lea. Vale la pena.
A good thought provoking book arguing that what we see is an interface (like a desktop) rather than the true nature of reality. I felt that this book was more philosophical rather than scientific but it still was an interesting read.
Interesting and was quite convinced while I read it. It was kind of repetitive at some point coming back to the main thesis in a very annoying way all the time. The early chapter on personal attraction kinda made me suspicious because of all the evo psych bullshit that exists but was alright. After having thought about it for a while now though I'm not very convinced. It puts this heavy emphasis on evolution and while I can kind of go along with the general thesis on our perception being based on fitness I have the feeling that the conclusions it draws on what that means for us as a species would need more evidence (see my thoughts on evo psych).
A 2019 staff favorite recommended by Rob. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Scase%20against%20reality%20hoffman__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
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Had been looking for a book that dives inti this exact topic for years. It was everything I was looking for and more. Very well put together.