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Inevitable illusions : how mistakes of reason rule our minds / Massimo Piattelli-Palmarin
Publication 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| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 153.42 KAH Thinking, fast and slow / | 153.42 KAH Thinking, fast and slow / | 153.43 MUN The elements of reasoning / | 153.43 PIA Inevitable illusions : how mistakes of reason rule our minds / | 153.6 FLO Communication matters / | 153.6 FLO Communication matters / | 153.6 FLO Communication matters / |
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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