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The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason about Human Nature

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Blind Storyteller: How We Reason about Human Nature - Berent, Iris
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Do newborns think? Do they know that "three" is greater than "two"? Do they prefer "right" to "wrong"? Laypeople hold strong beliefs on such topics. These beliefs are stories we tell ourselves about what we know and who we are. They reflect our understanding of ourselves and others, and shape our thinking about topics such as mental disorders, free will, and the afterlife. But many of these stories are misguided. We, the storytellers, are blind. How could we get it so wrong? In a novel provocative theory, Berent proposes ...

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Blind Storyteller: How We Reason about Human Nature 2020, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780190061920

Hardcover