出版社: Mariner Books
副标题: The Haphazard Evolution of the Human Mind
出版年: 2009-4-7
页数: 211
定价: GBP 11.39
装帧: Paperback
ISBN: 9780547238241
内容简介 · · · · · ·
Are we “noble in reason”? Perfect, in God’s image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but rather a “kluge,” a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind -- think duct tape, not supercomputer -- t...
Are we “noble in reason”? Perfect, in God’s image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but rather a “kluge,” a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind -- think duct tape, not supercomputer -- that sheds light on some of the most mysterious aspects of human nature.
Taking us on a tour of the fundamental areas of human experience -- memory, belief, decision-making, language, and happiness -- Marcus reveals the myriad ways our minds fall short. He examines why people often vote against their own interests, why money can’t buy happiness, why leaders often stick to bad decisions, and why a sentence like “people people left left” ties us in knots even though it’s only four words long.
Marcus also offers surprisingly effective ways to outwit our inner kluge, for the betterment of ourselves and society. Throughout, he shows how only evolution -- haphazard and undirected -- could have produced the minds we humans have, while making a brilliant case for the power and usefulness of imperfection.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
Gary Marcus is an award-wining Professor of Psychology at New York University and director of the NYU Center for Child Language. He has written three books about the origins and nature of the human mind, including Kluge (2008, Houghton Mifflin/Faber), and The Birth of the Mind (Basic Books, 2004, translated into 6 languages). He is also the editor of The Norton Psychology Reade...
Gary Marcus is an award-wining Professor of Psychology at New York University and director of the NYU Center for Child Language. He has written three books about the origins and nature of the human mind, including Kluge (2008, Houghton Mifflin/Faber), and The Birth of the Mind (Basic Books, 2004, translated into 6 languages). He is also the editor of The Norton Psychology Reader, and the author of numerous science publications in leading journals, such as Science, Nature, Cognition, and Psychological Science. He is also the editor of the Norton Psychology Reader and has frequently written articles for the general public, in forums such as Wired, Discover, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.
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1 有用 雪地里的水煮蛋 2011-10-28 01:36:17
比较浅
1 有用 器 2011-12-20 20:50:11
嗯.是这么回事,可是这类书怎么都这么啰嗦呢
1 有用 tael 2012-12-03 16:48:24
The irrational part of the mind is actually an efficient evolution of mind. This book is only for popular readers.
0 有用 笑一步是好青年 2012-07-06 14:35:34
开始觉得很好,后来渐渐觉得这本书的内容写得很乱,就是定了个大主题后就开始信马由缰。有些小实验挺有趣,但这本书说讲的道理不深,很表象。
0 有用 beren 2018-01-03 19:11:02
最后一章之前都属于科普风格,许多例子并不新颖,但整体读起来也挺有趣。最后一章有点儿开始传授智慧,画风突变的感觉
0 有用 天地一沙鸥 2023-02-12 08:49:37 广东
读的英文原版,不是很好啃,精华都在最后
0 有用 ZZ 2019-04-01 08:49:48
很棒的一本大众心理书。小小的一本,里面提到的概念又很熟悉,所以很快就看完了。最重要的自然是最后一张作者给的13个建议。感觉中心思想就是,还是要理性思考。
0 有用 beren 2018-01-03 19:11:02
最后一章之前都属于科普风格,许多例子并不新颖,但整体读起来也挺有趣。最后一章有点儿开始传授智慧,画风突变的感觉
0 有用 蜜思A 2015-03-08 06:36:07
生动而又浅显易读的科普读物~
1 有用 tael 2012-12-03 16:48:24
The irrational part of the mind is actually an efficient evolution of mind. This book is only for popular readers.