{"product_id":"the-enigma-of-reason-paperback","title":"The Enigma of Reason - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugo Mercier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDan Sperber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant...Timely and necessary.\" --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Especially timely as we struggle to make sense of how it is that individuals and communities persist in holding beliefs that have been thoroughly discredited.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Darren Frey, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If reason is what makes us human, why do we behave so irrationally? And if it is so useful, why didn't it evolve in other animals? This groundbreaking account of the evolution of reason by two renowned cognitive scientists seeks to solve this double enigma. Reason, they argue, helps us justify our beliefs, convince others, and evaluate arguments. It makes it easier to cooperate and communicate and to live together in groups. Provocative, entertaining, and undeniably relevant, \u003ci\u003eThe Enigma of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e will make many reasonable people rethink their beliefs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Reasonable-seeming people are often totally irrational. Rarely has this insight seemed more relevant...Still, an essential puzzle remains: How did we come to be this way?...Cognitive scientists Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber [argue that] reason developed not to enable us to solve abstract, logical problems...[but] to resolve the problems posed by living in collaborative groups.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Elizabeth Kolbert, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Turns reason's weaknesses into strengths, arguing that its supposed flaws are actually design features that work remarkably well.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The best thing I have read about human reasoning. It is extremely well written, interesting, and very enjoyable to read.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Gilbert Harman, Princeton University\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756870992160,"sku":"9780674237827","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b071c9d97688751480eb1ecf50849233.webp?v=1780088240","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-enigma-of-reason-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}