The elephant in the brain : hidden motives in everyday life
Simler, Kevin, 1982-2018
Books, Manuscripts
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the extent of our selfishness. This is 'the elephant in the brain.' This book confronts our hidden motives directly to track down the darker, unexamined corners of our psyches.
Main title:
The elephant in the brain : hidden motives in everyday life / Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson.
Author:
Simler, Kevin, 1982-, authorHanson, Robin, 1959-, author
Imprint:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780190495992 (hbk)
Dewey class:
153.8
LC class:
BF697.5.S426
Language:
English
BRN:
2180206