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The Resource Useful delusions : the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain, Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler
Useful delusions : the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain, Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler
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- Summary
- "From the New York Times-bestselling author and host of NPR's Hidden Brain comes a counter- intuitive, thought-provoking exploration of deception's role in human success. Everyone agrees that lies and self-deception can do terrible harm to our lives, to our communities, and to the planet. But in Useful Delusions, host of NPR's Hidden Brain Shankar Vedantam argues that, paradoxically, deceiving ourselves and others can also play a vital role in human success and well-being. The lies we tell each other and the lies that we tell ourselves sustain our daily interactions with friends, lovers, and coworkers. They explain why some people live longer than others, why some couples remain in love and others don't, why some nations and tribes hold together while others splinter. Filled with powerful personal stories and drawing on new insights in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, Useful Delusions offers a fascinating tour of an upside- down world"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxv, 233 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Everyday life. Hot air ; Everything is going to be OK ; The heater of healing ; The invisible hand
- The search for meaning. The heart has its reasons ; Predictive reasoning ; Somewhere over the rainbow
- The tribe. Walking through fire ; Something worth dying for ; The grand delusion
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780393652208
- Label
- Useful delusions : the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain
- Title
- Useful delusions
- Title remainder
- the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain
- Statement of responsibility
- Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From the New York Times-bestselling author and host of NPR's Hidden Brain comes a counter- intuitive, thought-provoking exploration of deception's role in human success. Everyone agrees that lies and self-deception can do terrible harm to our lives, to our communities, and to the planet. But in Useful Delusions, host of NPR's Hidden Brain Shankar Vedantam argues that, paradoxically, deceiving ourselves and others can also play a vital role in human success and well-being. The lies we tell each other and the lies that we tell ourselves sustain our daily interactions with friends, lovers, and coworkers. They explain why some people live longer than others, why some couples remain in love and others don't, why some nations and tribes hold together while others splinter. Filled with powerful personal stories and drawing on new insights in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, Useful Delusions offers a fascinating tour of an upside- down world"--
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- Vedantam, Shankar
- Dewey number
- 153.4
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF637.D42
- LC item number
- V43 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Mesler, Bill
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Deception
- Self-deception
- Truthfulness and falsehood
- Delusions
- Deception
- Delusions
- Self-deception
- Truthfulness and falsehood
- Label
- Useful delusions : the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain, Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index
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- Contents
- Introduction -- Everyday life. Hot air ; Everything is going to be OK ; The heater of healing ; The invisible hand -- The search for meaning. The heart has its reasons ; Predictive reasoning ; Somewhere over the rainbow -- The tribe. Walking through fire ; Something worth dying for ; The grand delusion -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxv, 233 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393652208
- Lccn
- 2020028515
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1161996100
- 1993901
- (OCoLC)on1161996100
- Label
- Useful delusions : the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain, Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Everyday life. Hot air ; Everything is going to be OK ; The heater of healing ; The invisible hand -- The search for meaning. The heart has its reasons ; Predictive reasoning ; Somewhere over the rainbow -- The tribe. Walking through fire ; Something worth dying for ; The grand delusion -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxv, 233 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393652208
- Lccn
- 2020028515
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1161996100
- 1993901
- (OCoLC)on1161996100
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