"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
It's a triumph in itself that Chater has written a book about cognition that is as gripping as a thriller. In fact, I would go even further. If you can measure a book by how often you find yourself bringing it up in conversation, then The Mind is Flat is one of the best I've ever read . . .
Brilliant . . . beautifully written . . . you'll be able to bored your relatives rigid with your new theories of cognition over the Christmas turkey
(Thomas W. Hodgkinson The Spectator)A radical reinterpretation of how your mind works - and why it could change your life
'An astonishing achievement. Nick Chater has blown my mind' Tim Harford
'A total assault on all lingering psychiatric and psychoanalytic notions of mental depths ... Light the touchpaper and stand well back' New Scientist
We all like to think we have a hidden inner life. Most of us assume that our beliefs and desires arise from the murky depths of our minds, and, if only we could work out how to access this mysterious world, we could truly understand ourselves. For more than a century, psychologists and psychiatrists have struggled to discover what lies below our mental surface.
In The Mind Is Flat, pre-eminent behavioural scientist Nick Chater reveals that this entire enterprise is utterly misguided. Drawing on startling new research in neuroscience, behavioural psychology and perception, he shows that we have no hidden depths to plumb, and unconscious thought is a myth. Instead, we generate our ideas, motives and thoughts in the moment. This revelation explains many of the quirks of human behaviour - for example why our supposedly firm political beliefs, personal preferences and even our romantic attractions are routinely proven to be inconsistent and changeable.
As the reader discovers, through mind-bending visual examples and counterintuitive experiments, we are all characters of our own creation, constantly improvising our behaviour based on our past experiences. And, as Chater shows us, recognising this can be liberating.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Gastos de envío:
EUR 2,47
A Estados Unidos de America
Descripción Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 34091753-n
Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A radical reinterpretation of how your mind works - and why it could change your lifeWe all like to think we have a hidden inner life. Most of us assume that our beliefs and desires arise from the murky depths of our minds, and, if only we could work out how to access this mysterious world, we could truly understand ourselves.In The Mind Is Flat, pre-eminent behavioural scientist Nick Chater reveals that this entire enterprise is utterly misguided. Drawing on startling new research in neuroscience, behavioural psychology and perception, he shows that we have no hidden depths to plumb, and unconscious thought is a myth. Instead, we generate our ideas, motives and thoughts in the moment. As the reader discovers, through mind-bending visual examples and counterintuitive experiments, we are all characters of our own creation, constantly improvising our behaviour based on our past experiences. And, as Chater shows us, recognising this can be liberating. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780241208779
Descripción paperback. Condición: New. Language: ENG. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780241208779
Descripción Soft Cover. Condición: new. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780241208779
Descripción Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 370906644
Descripción Paperback / softback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Nº de ref. del artículo: B9780241208779
Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. Brand New Copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: BBB_new0241208777
Descripción Paperback. Condición: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780241208779-GDR
Descripción Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 272 pages. 7.76x5.04x1.06 inches. In Stock. Nº de ref. del artículo: __0241208777
Descripción Condición: New. In. Nº de ref. del artículo: ria9780241208779_new