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Kluge : the haphazard construction of the human mind

"Are we "noble in reason"? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says the New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but rather a "kluge, " a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind - think duct tape, not supercomputer - that sheds light on some of the most mysterious aspects of human nature." "Taking us on a tour of the fundamental areas of human experience - memory, belief, decision making, language, and happiness - Marcus reveals the myriad ways our minds fall short. He examines why people often vote against their own interests, why money can't buy happiness, why leaders often stick to bad decisions, and why a sentence like "People people left left" ties us in knots even though it's only four words long."--BOOK JACKET.

Kluge : the haphazard construction of the human mind

Die Kluge [electronic resource]

Online Naxos Music Library

General-karte der russischen Ost-See-Provinzen Liv : Ehst- und Kurland nach den vollständigsten astronomisch-trigonometrischen Ortsbestimmungen u. den speciellen Landesvermessungen auf Grundlage der Specialkarten

In portfolio.|90 x 75 centimeters|General Map Collection

Stadtplan von Berlin

Schaffmann & Kluge Landkartenverlag. Relief shown by hachures and spot elevations. Depth shown by contour lines. Verso. Street index. Ancilliary ma...

Stadtplan von Berlin. = City-plan Berlin

Schaffmann & Kluge Landkartenverlag. Alternate title: Schaffman plan Berlin. Ancilliary map: Berlin bei Nocht. Diagrams of U-Bahn, S-Bahn. Four ins...