Useful delusions: the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain

By:

Vedantam, Shankar

Contributor(s):

Mesler, Bill [Co-author]

Publication details: New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2021.Description: xxv, 233p.: hbk: 23cmISBN:

9780393652208

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

153.4 VED

Summary: A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2021 A Next Big Idea Club Best Nonfiction of 2021 From the New York Times best-selling author and host of Hidden Brain comes a thought-provoking look at the role of self-deception in human flourishing. Self-deception does terrible harm to us, to our communities, and to the planet. But if it is so bad for us, why is it ubiquitous? In Useful Delusions, Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler argue that, paradoxically, self-deception can also play a vital role in our success and well-being. The lies we tell ourselves sustain our daily interactions with friends, lovers, and coworkers. They can explain why some people live longer than others, why some couples remain in love and others don’t, why some nations 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 what it really means to be human https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393652208

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIT Gandhinagar	General	153.4 VED (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		033331

Browsing IIT Gandhinagar shelves, Collection: General Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	153.4 PRE Design thinking: a guide to creative problem solving for everyone	153.4 RAM Haryanvi lok kavi Pandit Lakhmi Chand ke sang darshanik adhyayan = हरियाणवी लोक कवि पं लखमीचन्द के संग दार्शनिक अध्ययन	153.4 VAR Embodied mind : cognitive science and human experience	153.4 VED Useful delusions: the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain	153.42 COT Critical thinking skills: effective analysis, argument and reflection	153.42 GRA Think again: the power of knowing what you don't know	153.42 HEI What is called thinking	Next

Includes Epilogue, Acknowledgments, Notes. Bibliography and Index

A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2021
A Next Big Idea Club Best Nonfiction of 2021

From the New York Times best-selling author and host of Hidden Brain comes a thought-provoking look at the role of self-deception in human flourishing.

Self-deception does terrible harm to us, to our communities, and to the planet. But if it is so bad for us, why is it ubiquitous? In Useful Delusions, Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler argue that, paradoxically, self-deception can also play a vital role in our success and well-being.

The lies we tell ourselves sustain our daily interactions with friends, lovers, and coworkers. They can explain why some people live longer than others, why some couples remain in love and others don’t, why some nations 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 what it really means to be human

https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393652208

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.