出版社: Oxford University Press
副标题: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
出版年: 2018-1-2
页数: 416
定价: USD 34.95
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780190495992
内容简介 · · · · · ·
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk o...
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the extent of our selfishness. This is "the elephant in the brain." Such an introspective taboo makes it hard for us to think clearly about our nature and the explanations for our behavior. The aim of this book, then, is to confront our hidden motives directly - to track down the darker, unexamined corners of our psyches and blast them with floodlights. Then, once everything is clearly visible, we can work to better understand ourselves: Why do we laugh? Why are artists sexy? Why do we brag about travel? Why do we prefer to speak rather than listen?
Our unconscious motives drive more than just our private behavior; they also infect our venerated social institutions such as Art, School, Charity, Medicine, Politics, and Religion. In fact, these institutions are in many ways designed to accommodate our hidden motives, to serve covert agendas alongside their "official" ones. The existence of big hidden motives can upend the usual political debates, leading one to question the legitimacy of these social institutions, and of standard policies designed to favor or discourage them. You won't see yourself - or the world - the same after confronting the elephant in the brain.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
Kevin Simler is a writer and software engineer currently living in Brooklyn, NY. He's worked for ten years as a programmer, product designer, and engineering director, and continues to advise startups about technology, leadership, and recruiting.
Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Ins...
Kevin Simler is a writer and software engineer currently living in Brooklyn, NY. He's worked for ten years as a programmer, product designer, and engineering director, and continues to advise startups about technology, leadership, and recruiting.
Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He has a doctorate in social science, master's degrees in physics and philosophy, and nine years of experience as a research programmer in artificial intelligence and Bayesian statistics. With over 3100 citations and sixty academic publications, he's recognized not only for his contributions to economics (especially, pioneering the theory and use of prediction markets), but also for the wide range of fields in which he's been published. He is the author of The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth (OUP 2016).
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The Elephant in the Brain的书评 · · · · · · ( 全部 13 条 )
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医疗不为健康,教育不为知识,慈善不为爱心,艺术不为欣赏美
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人类的智力一骑绝尘,如同100米高的红杉树碾压野草。如果只是为了战胜其他物种,这样的优势似乎不合情理,甚至没有必要。“社会大脑假设”指出,人之所以这么聪明,并不是为了与其他物种竞争,而是为了与人类自己竞争。 这场竞争中有三大主战场:性、社交地位和政治,三者之间... (展开)![](https://img1.doubanio.com/icon/u266061406-8.jpg)
那些行为背后的小心机
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本书包括的内容很多,但大都是围绕人类所思所想背后的原因:为什么把那么多钱投资到医疗上?明明知道某些慈善机构不靠谱,却还要把钱捐给那些慈善机构?雇主为什么看重受过教育的员工?……但在其中,最令我感兴趣的是本书中所提出的“炫耀性消费”和“欺人者先自欺之”。本书... (展开)![](https://img3.doubanio.com/icon/user_normal_f.jpg)
对人类境况的深思与剖析
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看看美国版的万维钢怎么来做畅销书摘
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可能一个更准确的书名是《人类不理智行为大全》介绍了人们在教育、消费、艺术、慈善、政治等多种领域里的潜意识行为或者不理性行为并且分析背后的动因。作者也是旁征博引,但其本质就是一个 美国版的万维钢,自己没有任何研究,考书摘他人的成果就组合成了一部内涵丰富又颇有妙... (展开)![](https://img9.doubanio.com/icon/u2170891-4.jpg)
直面我们真实的内心世界是很勇敢的做法
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人类特别擅长自圆其说
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我们并非自我的“铁腕君主”
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2 有用 一一 2019-05-20 09:59:44
没什么信息量..
0 有用 elsye 2021-04-08 04:46:26
读了2/3终于决定弃了。优点是结构清晰,缺点是无趣。I can use this time to read better books.
0 有用 ZZ 2018-10-04 10:03:08
作者从好几个方面来解释了人潜在的动机。感觉有点散漫,但是从小点来看,还都是很有意思的。
0 有用 行✈知🧡 2019-08-23 08:40:08
头脑里的大象
0 有用 Momo 2018-02-21 17:23:54
听完万维刚的讲解,也没有彻底搞懂这本书是讲什么的,脑子里没有形成这本书的框架,但从零散的知识点,比如人总是会给自己的选择找借口,类似「新闻发言人」,让人十分好奇
0 有用 六月雪 2024-06-03 20:23:09 上海
1、更多的自欺,纯粹是为了自利,隐藏自己真实的动机。2、医学界有句自谦的话说“有时治愈,常常帮助,总是安慰”——患者最想要的正是安慰。3、身体语言和笑,给了我们偷偷突破社会规范的手段。4、第一,当你面对一个具体的人的时候,不要猜测、更不要指责他有什么隐藏的动机。第二,对于自己,在做重要决定的时候,应该深入问问自己到底有什么动机。第三,更高级的要求是,对于具体个人之外的、广泛意义上的“世人”,我们要... 1、更多的自欺,纯粹是为了自利,隐藏自己真实的动机。2、医学界有句自谦的话说“有时治愈,常常帮助,总是安慰”——患者最想要的正是安慰。3、身体语言和笑,给了我们偷偷突破社会规范的手段。4、第一,当你面对一个具体的人的时候,不要猜测、更不要指责他有什么隐藏的动机。第二,对于自己,在做重要决定的时候,应该深入问问自己到底有什么动机。第三,更高级的要求是,对于具体个人之外的、广泛意义上的“世人”,我们要充分了解、甚至运用隐藏动机这个知识。 (展开)
0 有用 Flora 2024-02-18 22:10:45 新加坡
都是大实话但没有很惊艳就是了
0 有用 今天你做梦了吗 2022-12-02 11:09:12 北京
极其悲观的方式但是却读到了希望 非常神奇
0 有用 elsye 2021-04-08 04:46:26
读了2/3终于决定弃了。优点是结构清晰,缺点是无趣。I can use this time to read better books.
0 有用 Union街 2021-01-14 09:40:54
Overinterpretation is never a good thing. This book tricks you to believe that you become more insightful because of knowing some tricks some people played. After all, it just encourages ignorant and ... Overinterpretation is never a good thing. This book tricks you to believe that you become more insightful because of knowing some tricks some people played. After all, it just encourages ignorant and stereotypes. (展开)