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När alla vet att alla vet : Varför börsbubblor spricker, revolutioner bryter ut och ingen vågar nämna elefanten i rummet
Inbunden, 2026
289 kr
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Hur uppfattar du andras sätt att tänka? Och hur uppfattar andra hur du tänker? Vårt vetande skapas i grupp, och det vi kallar gemensam kunskap formas både av vad vi föreställer oss att andra vill veta, och vad vi tror att andra vill veta. Vi tänker i grupp, som en grupp, och vi tänker utifrån hur …
Rationalitet : varför vi behöver det och hur vi får mer
Inbunden, 2022
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (6)
255 kr
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Vad är det för fel på folk? Vi föds med ofattbart avancerade hjärnor, anpassade för att ständigt lära sig nya saker om världen. Vår tillgång till kunskap är större än någonsin. Ändå fastnar många av oss i faktaresistens och konspirationsteorier. I sin nya bok argumenterar Steven Pinker för att det …
War on Science
Renowned Scientists and Scholars Speak Out About Current Threats to Free Speech, Open Inquiry, and the Scientific Process
Av Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
145 kr
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An unparalleled group of prominent scholars from wide-ranging disciplines detail ongoing efforts to impose ideological restrictions on science and scholarship throughout western society.From assaults on merit-based hiring to the policing of language and replacing well-established, disciplinary …
Sense of Style
The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Häftad, 2015
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
160 kr
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Steven Pinker, the bestselling author of The Language Instinct, deploys his gift for explaining big ideas in The Sense of Style - an entertaining writing guide for the 21st centuryWhat is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? In …
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage
Häftad, 2025
207 kr
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One of the world’s greatest thinkers investigates the logic and psychology of common knowledge As a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven Pinker’s fascination is how we think about each other’s thoughts, ad infinitum. It sounds impossible, but Steven Pinker shows that we do it all the …
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage
Inbunden, 2025
267 kr
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'One of the most insightful books I’ve read about what makes us human and how we understand each other' Bill GatesSteven Pinker, one of the world's greatest thinkers and bestselling author of Enlightenment Now, The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Language Instinct, reveals the power and perils …
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Häftad, 2003
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
260 kr
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How the Mind Works
Häftad, 2015
187 kr
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Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.
Rationality
What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Häftad, 2022
149 kr
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A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'Punchy, funny and invigorating ... Pinker is the high priest of rationalism' Sunday Times 'If you've ever considered taking drugs to make yourself smarter, read Rationality instead. It's cheaper, more entertaining, and more effective' Jonathan Haidt, author of The …
The Sense of Style
The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Häftad, 2015
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
177 kr
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“Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now , "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.com Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social …
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage
E-bok, 2025
125 kr
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Steven Pinker, one of the world's greatest thinkers and bestselling author of Enlightenment Now, The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Language Instinct, reveals the power and perils of thinking alikeAs a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven Pinker’s fascination is how we think …
Language Instinct
How the Mind Creates Language
Häftad, 2015
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
167 kr
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'Dazzling... Pinker's big idea is that language is an instinct...as innate to us as flying is to geese... Words can hardly do justice to the superlative range and liveliness of Pinker's investigations'- Independent'A marvellously readable book... illuminates every facet of human language: its …
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Häftad, 2019
4,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
170 kr
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the …
Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
Häftad, 2012
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (4)
166 kr
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A provocative history of violence—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Stuff of Thought , The Blank Slate, and Enlightenment Now . Believe it or not, today we may be living in the most peaceful moment in our species' existence. In his gripping and controversial new work, New York Times …
Blank Slate
The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Häftad, 2003
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (9)
167 kr
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'A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying' Daily TelegraphRecently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature. Violence is not just a product of …
Rationality
What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
2022
225 kr
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "In our uncertain age, which can so often feel so dark and disturbing, Steven Pinker has distinguished himself as a voice of positivity." - New York Times Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? …
Stuff of Thought
Language as a Window into Human Nature
Häftad, 2008
4,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
161 kr
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In The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature, Steven Pinker looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are.Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions or the divine? Why do some children's names thrive while …
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage
Häftad, 2026
155 kr
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Steven Pinker, one of the world's greatest thinkers and bestselling author of Enlightenment Now, The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Language Instinct, reveals the power and perils of thinking alikeAs a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven Pinker’s fascination is how we think …
Upplysning nu : Ett manifest för förnuft, vetenskap och humanism
Inbunden, 2018
4,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (12)
273 kr
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How the Mind Works
E-bok, 2003
125 kr
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'Powerful and gripping... To have read it is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche ... a glittering tour de force' Spectator Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? From the acclaimed author of Enlightenment Now and Better …
Words And Rules
Häftad, 2001
159 kr
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One of the world's science superstars presents a brilliantly illuminating, entertaining and cutting-edge account of how language actually works.How does language work? How do children learn their mother tongue? Why do languages change over time, making Chaucer's English almost incomprehensible? …
Sense of Style
The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
E-bok, 2014
108 kr
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Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretense, empathy, and a drive for coherence. In The Sense of Style, cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker uses the latest scientific insights to bring us a style …
Stuff of Thought
Language as a Window into Human Nature
E-bok, 2008
108 kr
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The Stuff of Thought is an exhilarating work of non-fiction. Surprising, thought-provoking and incredibly enjoyable, there is no other book like it - Steven Pinker will revolutionise the way you think about language. He analyses what words actually mean and how we use them, and he reveals what this …
Better Angels of Our Nature
A History of Violence and Humanity
Häftad, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
208 kr
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'The most inspiring book I've ever read' Bill Gates, 2017'A brilliant, mind-altering book ... Everyone should read this astonishing book' Guardian'Will change the way you see the world' Daily MailShortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2012Wasn't the twentieth century the most violent in history? …
The Language Instinct
How the Mind Creates Language
Häftad, 2007
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
251 kr
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Language Instinct
How The Mind Creates Language
E-bok, 2010
74 kr
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The classic book on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind. In this classic, the world''s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the …
Seven Words You Can't Say on Television
E-bok, 2008
51 kr
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Why do so many swear words involve sex, bodily functions and religion? Why are some words rude and others aren't? Why can launching into expletives be so shocking - and sometimes so amusing?Steven Pinker takes us on a fascinating and funny journey through the world of profanities, taken from his …
Blank Slate
The Modern Denial of Human Nature
E-bok, 2003
136 kr
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'A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying' Daily TelegraphRecently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature. Violence is not just a product of …
Language Instinct
How the Mind Creates Language
E-bok, 2003
108 kr
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'Dazzling...Pinker's big idea is that language is an instinct...as innate to us as flying is to geese...Words can hardly do justice to the superlative range and liveliness of Pinker's investigations'- Independent'A marvellously readable book...illuminates every facet of human language: its …
Better Angels of Our Nature
The Decline of Violence In History And Its Causes
E-bok, 2011
136 kr
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'The most inspiring book I've ever read' Bill Gates, 2017'A brilliant, mind-altering book ... Everyone should read this astonishing book' Guardian'Will change the way you see the world' Daily MailShortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2012Wasn't the twentieth century the most violent in history? …
