Large Print Material
Rationality : what it is, why it seems scarce, why it matters / Steven Pinker.
Record details
- ISBN: 0593460162
- ISBN: 9780593460160
- ISBN: 9780593460160 : PAP
- ISBN: 0593460162 : PAP
- ISBN: 9780593460160
- ISBN: 0593460162
- Physical Description: xvi, 602 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First large print edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Random House Large Print, [2021]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-544) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | How rational an animal? -- Rationality and irrationality -- Logic and critical thinking -- Probability and randomness -- Beliefs and evidence (Bayesian reasoning) -- Risk and reward (rational choice and expected utility) -- Hits and false alarms (signal detection and statistical decision theory) -- Self and others (game theory) -- Correlation and causation -- What's wrong with people? -- Why rationality matters. |
| Summary, etc.: | Today humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and also appears to be losing its mind. Steven Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are simply irrational. Pinker explores how the rational pursuit of self-interest, sectarian solidarity, and uplifting mythology can add up to crippling irrationality in a society. Collective rationality depends on norms that are explicitly designed to promote objectivity and truth. Rationality leads to better choices in our lives and in the public sphere, and is the ultimate driver of social justice and moral progress. |
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| Subject: | Choice (Psychology) Critical thinking. Practical reason. Large type books. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Bibliomation.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Public Library | LT 153.42 PIN (Text) | 34030150537337 | Adult Large Type | Available | - |
| Milford Public Library | 153.42 P (Text) | 34013152402239 | Adult Nonfiction Large Type | Available | - |
