The knowledge illusion
Subtitle: why we never think alone
By: Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach
Contributors: Fernbach, Philip, author
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780399184352
Subjects: Sociology of Knowledge; Thought and thinking
Description: "Two cognitive scientists explain how the human brain relies on the communal nature of intelligence and knowledge, constantly gathering information and expertise stored outside our mind and bodies, to overcome its shortcomings of being error prone, irrational and often ignorant,"--NoveList.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ignorance and the community of knowledge; title: What we know; title: Why we think; title: How we think; title: Why we think what isn't so; title: Thinking with our bodies and the world; title: Thinking with other people; title: Thinking with technology; title: Thinking about science; title: Thinking about politics; title: The new definition of smart; title: Making people smart; title: Making smarter decisions; title: Appraising ignorance and illusion.