The Knowledge Illusion - Why We Never Think Alone
epub | 884.22 KB | English | Isbn: B01HNJIJY4 | Author: Steven Sloman | Year: 2017
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"The Knowledge Illusion is filled with insights on how we should deal with our individual ignorance and collective wisdom." -Steven Pinker
We all think we know more than we actually do.
Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don't even know how a pen or a toilet works. How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? Cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach argue that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge. The key to our intelligence lies in the people and things around us. We're constantly drawing on information and expertise stored outside our heads: in our bodies, our environment, our possessions, and the community with which we interact-and usually we don't even realize we're doing it.
The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic. We have mastered fire, created dematic institutions, stood...
We all think we know more than we actually do.
Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don't even know how a pen or a toilet works. How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? Cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach argue that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge. The key to our intelligence lies in the people and things around us. We're constantly drawing on information and expertise stored outside our heads: in our bodies, our environment, our possessions, and the community with which we interact-and usually we don't even realize we're doing it.
The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic. We have mastered fire, created dematic institutions, stood...
Category:Applied Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Business Decision-Making
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