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Kluge : The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind by Gary Marcus (2008,...

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Item specifics

Condition
Like new: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9780618879649

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0618879641
ISBN-13
9780618879649
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63464650

Product Key Features

Book Title
Kluge : the Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science, Psychology
Author
Gary Marcus
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-000855
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
153
Table Of Content
Contents 1 Remnants of History 1 2 Memory 18 3 Belief 40 4 Choice 69 5 Language 95 6 Pleasure 123 7 Things Fall Apart 144 8 True Wisdom 161 Acknowledgments 177 Notes 179 References 187 Index 203
Synopsis
How the accidents of evolution created our quirky, imperfect minds--and what we can do about it. Are we noble in reason? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but a kluge, a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind-- think duct tape, not supercomputer--that sheds light on some of the most mysterious aspects of human nature. Taking us on a tour of the fundamental areas of human experience--memory, belief, decision-making, language, and happiness--Marcus reveals the myriad ways our minds fall short. He examines why people often vote against their own interests, why money can't buy happiness, why leaders often stick to bad decisions, and why a sentence like people people left left ties us into knots even though it's only four words long. He also offers surprisingly effective ways to outwit our inner kluge--for example, always consider alternative explanations, make contingency plans, and beware the vivid, personal anecdote. Throughout, he shows how only evolution--haphazard and undirected--could have produced the minds we humans have, while making a brilliant case for the power and usefulness of imperfection., Are we "noble in reason"? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but rather a "kluge," a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind -- think duct tape, not supercomputer -- that sheds light on some of the most mysterious aspects of human nature. Taking us on a tour of the fundamental areas of human experience -- memory, belief, decision-making, language, and happiness -- Marcus reveals the myriad ways our minds fall short. He examines why people often vote against their own interests, why money can't buy happiness, why leaders often stick to bad decisions, and why a sentence like "people people left left" ties us in knots even though it's only four words long. Marcus also offers surprisingly effective ways to outwit our inner kluge, for the betterment of ourselves and society. Throughout, he shows how only evolution -- haphazard and undirected -- could have produced the minds we humans have, while making a brilliant case for the power and usefulness of imperfection., A New York University psychologist argues that the mind is a "kluge"a clumsy, cobbled-together contraptionas he ponders the accidents of evolution that caused this structure and what we can do about it.
LC Classification Number
BF38.M355 2008

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