Are you a human Do you have a mind Then this book is for you.
Nothing is more familiar and yet less understood than the human mind. It defines the experience of being human,and yet its workings contain some of the deepest mysteries ever encountered. Written by one of the world's greatest teachers of psychology,The Human Mind provides a masterful and riveting guide to all that we have learned since modern science began probing those mysteries.
How does a three-pound lump of grey-ish meat give rise to conscious experience What is the function of emotions such as disgust,gratitude and shame
How do our biases affect us and how can we overcome them How does the mind of a child differ from that of an adult How does memory work What causes mental illness Are we rational Are we all a little bit racist What makes us kind What makes us cruel What makes us happy
Many of these questions now have answers; many others don't yet; many widely accepted theories are probably wrong. This book takes us to the very limits of what is known. It shines new light on all that you take most for granted: everything you think and feel,everything you say and do,everything that makes you you.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781847926951Number of pages: 464Weight: 704 gDimensions: 240 x 162 x 41 mm
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'Paul Bloom can always be counted on to take your confident assumptions about humanity and turn them upside down.'- Susan Cain
'Explains the deep and lasting insights from the science of the mind,sifting them from the superficial and the unreproducible. And he does it with the tough mind and gentle style that make all his books such a pleasure to read.'- Steven Pinker
'Essential reading for anyone who has wondered why people do,feel,and think what they do. Paul Bloom is that rarest of experts - able to tell a story,make it practical,and yet faithfully capture the complexity and nuance of the latest research.'- Angela Duckworth,author of Grit
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