Irrationality A History of the Dark Side of Reason |
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| Author:
| Smith-Ruiu, Justin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-17867-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2019 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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A fascinating history that reveals the ways in which the pursuit of rationality often leads to an explosion of irrationalityIt's a story we can't stop telling ourselves. Once, humans were benighted by superstition and irrationality, but then the Greeks invented reason. Later, the Enlightenment enshrined rationality as the supreme value. Discove
A fascinating history that reveals the ways in which the pursuit of rationality often leads to an explosion of irrationalityIt's a story we can't stop telling ourselves. Once, humans were benighted by superstition and irrationality, but then the Greeks invented reason. Later, the Enlightenment enshrined rationality as the supreme value. Discove