- Theory of Knowledge, Belief and doubt, Cognitive neuroscience, Cognitive styles
Shermer demonstrates how our brains selectively assess data in an attempt to confirm the conclusions (beliefs) we've already reached. Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, he considers not only supernatural beliefs but political and economic ones as well.
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Spare, contemporary, cool and classical in form.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Michael Shermer
- First published
- 2011
- Pages
- 385
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin, Times Books
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781250008800
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