Inevitable illusions : how mistakes of reason rule our minds / Massimo Piattelli-Palmarin

By: Piattelli-Palmarini, MassimoPublication details: New York : John Wiley, c1994. Description: xiii, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 978047115962XSubject(s): 1. Reasoning (Psychology) | 2. Prejudices | 3. Illusion (Philosophy) | 4. Thought and thinkingDDC classification: 153.43 PIA

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CONTENT

Ch. 1. Cognitive Illusions
Ch. 2. Our Spontaneous Intuitions: Angels or Demons?
Ch. 3. A Brief Speleology of the Mind: An Easy Tunnel
Ch. 4. Probability Illusions
Ch. 5. Calculating the Unknown, or Bayes' Law
Ch. 6. The Fallacy of Near Certainty
Ch. 7. The Seven Deadly Sins
Ch. 8. How to Emerge from the Tunnel of Pessimism
Ch. 9. The Principle of Identity and the Psychology of Typicality
Ch. 10. A (Rationally) Optimistic Conclusion

Includes bibliographical references and index

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