The blind storyteller : how we reason about human nature /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Berent, Iris, 1960- author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford scholarship online Oxford scholarship online.
Subject:	Mind and body. Thought and thinking.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12687146

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ISBN:	9780190061951 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Also issued in print: 2020. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 12, 2020).
Summary:	Do newborns think? Do they know that 'three' is greater than 'two'? Do they prefer 'right' to 'wrong'? Laypeople hold strong beliefs on such topics. These beliefs are stories we tell ourselves about what we know and who we are. They reflect our understanding of ourselves and others, and shape our thinking about topics such as mental disorders, free will, and the afterlife. But many of these stories are misguided. We, the storytellers, are blind. How could we get it so wrong? In a novel provocative theory, Berent proposes that our errors emanate from the very principles that make our minds tick. Our blindness to human nature is rooted in human nature itself.
Target Audience:	Specialized.
Other form:	Print version : 9780190061920

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