Everything is obvious
Subtitle: once you know the answer
By: Duncan J. Watts
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Business
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780385531689
Subjects: Common sense; Thought and thinking; Reasoning
Description: Discusses how the concept of common sense is inadequate in an increasingly complex world and draws on multiple disciplines to offer insight into the sources of such topics as popularity, economics, and self-deception.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The myth of common sense; title: Thinking about thinking; title: The wisdom (and madness) of crowds; title: Special people; title: History, the fickle teacher; title: The dream of prediction; title: The best laid plans; title: The measure of all things; title: Fairness and justice; title: The proper study of mankind.