The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber

The Enigma of Reason

Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber

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The reflective reader who savors slow, argumentative journeys through big ideas about how we think, enjoys having their assumptions challenged by evidence-based science, and doesn’t mind trading brisk entertainment for deeper insight into human rationality will find this book rewarding.

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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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