Rationality : what it is, why it seems scarce, why it matters
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- ISBN: 9780525561996
- ISBN: 0525561994
- ISBN: 9780525562009
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xvii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: [New York, New York] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-388) and indexes. |
Formatted Contents Note: | How rational an animal? -- Rationality and irrationality -- Logic and critical thinking -- Probability and randomness -- Beliefs and evidence (Bayesian reasoning) -- Risk and reward (rational choice and expected utility) -- Hits and false alarms (signal detection and statistical decision theory) -- Self and others (game theory) -- Correlation and causation -- What's wrong with people? -- Why rationality matters. |
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