Bibliograph

Denial, self-deception, false beliefs, and the origins of the human mind, Ajit Varki and Danny Brower

Type

Label

Denial, self-deception, false beliefs, and the origins of the human mind, Ajit Varki and Danny Brower

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-360) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Denial

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

816563634

Responsibility statement

Ajit Varki and Danny Brower

Sub title

self-deception, false beliefs, and the origins of the human mind

Summary

Describes why humans are able to deny reality and ignore their own inevitable deaths to the detriment of the entire species and what might be done to change this mindset

Table Of Contents

Introduction: An improbable but true story -- Where did we come from, and how did we get here? -- Becoming smarter shouldn't be hard -- There are no free lunches or free smarts -- Many levels of awareness -- The wall -- Breaking though the wall -- How did reality denial emerge? -- Evidence for reality denial is all around us! -- Too smart for our own good -- A tale of two futures: are you a pessimist or an optimist? -- On the positive value of human reality denial -- Explaining the mysterious origin of us -- Future directions -- Epilogue -- Coda

Target audience

adult

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