Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain - Hardcover

Vedantam, Shankar; Mesler, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393652203 ISBN 13: 9780393652208

Verlag: WW Norton & Co, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

Everyone agrees that lies and self-deception can do terrible harm to our lives, to our communities and to the planet. But in Useful Delusions, host of Hidden Brain Shankar Vedantam argues that, paradoxically, deceiving ourselves and others can also play a vital role in human success and well-being.

The lies we tell each other and the lies that we tell ourselves sustain our daily interactions with friends, lovers and co-workers. They explain why some people live longer than others, why some couples remain in love and others don’t, why some nations and tribes hold together while others splinter. Filled with powerful personal stories and drawing on new insights in psychology, neuroscience and philosophy, Useful Delusions offers a fascinating tour of an upside-down world.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Shankar Vedantam is host of the Hidden Brain podcast and public radio show and the author of The Hidden Brain, a New York Times national bestseller. He lives in Washington, DC.

Bill Mesler is the coauthor of A Brief History of Creation. He lives in Washington, DC.

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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0393652203
• ISBN 13: 9780393652208
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 264
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