A review by ivybeans
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind by Robert Kurzban

5.0

This is the best book that I have read in years. I became a firm believer in evolutionary psychology after reading this book. I agree with the author that the mind is made up many fairly independent modules. I was convinced that we are mistaken to think that the mind that does the talking is really us. Therefore, asking someone what they prefer is a mistake. Therefore, I agree with the author that there is no true self. Therefore, no self-interest in the economic sense. Therefore, the whole study of behavioural economics that uses psychological studies to demonstrate that people are not rational is not really very interesting even though there are many books on the subject.