The knowledge illusion :

By: Sloman, Steven A [author.]Contributor(s): Fernbach, Philip [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780399184352; 039918435XSubject(s): Thought and thinking | Knowledge, Sociology of | Knowledge, Sociology of | Thought and thinkingDDC classification: 153.4/2 LOC classification: B105.T54 | S56 2017
Contents:
Ignorance and the community of knowledge -- What we know -- Why we think -- How we think -- Why we think what isn't so -- Thinking with our bodies and the world -- Thinking with other people -- Thinking with technology -- Thinking about science -- Thinking about politics -- The new definition of smart -- Making people smart -- Making smarter decisions -- Appraising ignorance and illusion.
Summary: "Two cognitive scientists explain how the human brain relies on the communal nature of intelligence and knowledge, constantly gathering information and expertise stored outside our mind and bodies, to overcome its shortcomings of being error prone, irrational and often ignorant,"--NoveList.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ignorance and the community of knowledge -- What we know -- Why we think -- How we think -- Why we think what isn't so -- Thinking with our bodies and the world -- Thinking with other people -- Thinking with technology -- Thinking about science -- Thinking about politics -- The new definition of smart -- Making people smart -- Making smarter decisions -- Appraising ignorance and illusion.

"Two cognitive scientists explain how the human brain relies on the communal nature of intelligence and knowledge, constantly gathering information and expertise stored outside our mind and bodies, to overcome its shortcomings of being error prone, irrational and often ignorant,"--NoveList.