Rationality : what it is, why it seems scarce, why it matters
Record details
- ISBN: 0525561994
- ISBN: 9780525561996
- ISBN: 0525562001
- ISBN: 9780525562009
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xx, 412 pages) : illustrations
remote - Publisher: [New York, NY] : Viking, [2021]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Place of publication taken from publisher's website. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references 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. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 04, 2021). |
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Subject: | Critical thinking Practical reason Choice (Psychology) Choice (Psychology) Critical thinking Practical reason PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory |
Genre: | Electronic books. Electronic books. |