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Irrationality : a history of the dark side of reason /
A fascinating history that reveals the ways in which the pursuit of rationality often leads to an explosion of irrationalityIt's a story we can't stop telling ourselves. Once, humans were benighted by superstition and irrationality, but then the Greeks invented reason. Later, the Enlighten...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
2019.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preamble. A mathematician's murder.
- Introduction: Reason's twin ; Enlightenment into myth ; The present moment ; Irrationality : a road map.
- Chapter one. The self-devouring octopus, or, Logic: The operation of falsity ; Explosions ; Kaspar Hauser and the limits of rational choice ; Carrying on about the ineffable.
- Chapter two. "No-brainers", or, Reason in nature: An ordered whole ; Brute beasts ; An imperfect superpower ; Small pain points.
- Chapter three. The sleep of reason, or, Dreams: Upon awakening ; Breaking the law ; Spirits, vapors, winds ; Hearing voices ; Bitter little embryos ; Postcriptum fabulosum.
- Chapter four. Dreams into things, or, Art: Many worlds ; Bleeding out ; Genies, genius, and ingenium ; What is art? ; The two magisteria.
- Chapter five. "I believe because it is absurd", or, Pseudoscience: The stars down to earth ; Let a hundred flowers bloom ; Alternative facts, and alternatives to facts ; The paranoid style in the twenty-first century.
- Chapter six. Enlightenment, or, Myth: Better the light ; The world-soul on horseback ; Poetic history ; Enlightenment into myth, again ; Why democracy?.
- Chapter seven. The human beast, or, The Internet: An escargotic commotion ; The modern Shiva ; Nothing human is alien ; More gender trouble ; An age of extremes.
- Chapter eight. Explosions, or, Jokes and lies: Into nothing ; Charlie Hebdo and After ; Pseudologia generalis ; Croaking.
- Chapter nine. The impossible symbolism, or, Death: "In the long run we are all dead" ; Radical choices ; Youth and risk ; The impossible syllogism ; Tie me up ; Cargo cults ; In loving repetition.
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preamble. A Mathematician's Murder; Introduction; Reason's Twin; Enlightenment into Myth; The Present Moment; Irrationality: A Road Map; CHAPTER ONE. The Self-Devouring Octopus; or, Logic; The Operation of Falsity; Explosions; Kaspar Hauser and the Limits of Rational Choice; Carrying On about the Ineffable; CHAPTER TWO. "No-Brainers"; or, Reason in Nature; An Ordered Whole; Brute Beasts; An Imperfect Superpower; Small Pain Points; CHAPTER THREE. The Sleep of Reason; or, Dreams; Upon Awakening; Breaking the Law; Spirits, Vapors, Winds
- Hearing VoicesBitter Little Embryos; Postscriptum Fabulosum; CHAPTER FOUR. Dreams into Things; or, Art; Many Worlds; Bleeding Out; Genies, Genius, and Ingenium; What Is Art?; The Two Magisteria; CHAPTER FIVE. "I believe because it is absurd"; or, Pseudoscience; The Stars Down to Earth; Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom; Alternative Facts, and Alternatives to Facts; The Paranoid Style in the Twenty-First Century; CHAPTER SIX. Enlightenment; or, Myth; Better the Light; The World-Soul on Horseback; Poetic History; Enlightenment into Myth, Again; Why Democracy?; CHAPTER SEVEN. The Human Beast
- Or, the InternetAn Escargotic Commotion; The Modern Shiva; Nothing Human Is Alien; More Gender Trouble; An Age of Extremes; CHAPTER EIGHT. Explosions; or, Jokes and Lies; Into Nothing; Charlie Hebdo and After; Pseudologia Generalis; Croaking; CHAPTER NINE. The Impossible Syllogism; or, Death; "In the long run we are all dead"; Radical Choices; Youth and Risk; The Impossible Syllogism; Tie Me Up; Cargo Cults; In Loving Repetition; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index