Irrationality: a history of the dark side of reason

A fascinating history that reveals the ways in which the pursuit of rationality often leads to an explosion of irrationalityIt's a story we can't stop telling ourselves. Once, humans were benighted by superstition and irrationality, but then the Greeks invented reason. Later, the Enlighten...

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Autor principal: Smith, Justin E. H. 1972- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2019
En:Año: 2019
Críticas:[Rezension von: Smith, Justin E. H., 1972-, Irrationality : a history of the dark side of reason] (2022) (Newland, Matthew Allen)
[Rezension von: Smith, Justin E. H., 1972-, Irrationality : a history of the dark side of reason] (2022) (Admirand, Peter)
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Racionalidad / Irracionalidad
B Girard, René 1923-2015
Otras palabras clave:B PHILOSOPHY - Ethics & Moral Philosophy
B Irrationalism (Philosophy)
B PHILOSOPHY - Logic
B Raison pratique
B Irrationalisme (Philosophie)
B Practical Reason
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505 8 0 |t A mathematician's murder. 
505 8 0 |t Reason's twin ; - Enlightenment into myth ; - The present moment ; - Irrationality : a road map. 
505 8 0 |t The self-devouring octopus, or, Logic: - The operation of falsity ; - Explosions ; - Kaspar Hauser and the limits of rational choice ; - Carrying on about the ineffable. 
505 8 0 |t "No-brainers", or, Reason in nature: - An ordered whole ; - Brute beasts ; - An imperfect superpower ; - Small pain points. 
505 8 0 |t The sleep of reason, or, Dreams: - Upon awakening ; - Breaking the law ; - Spirits, vapors, winds ; - Hearing voices ; - Bitter little embryos ; - Postcriptum fabulosum. 
505 8 0 |t Dreams into things, or, Art: - Many worlds ; - Bleeding out ; - Genies, genius, and ingenium ; - What is art? ; - The two magisteria. 
505 8 0 |t "I believe because it is absurd", or, Pseudoscience: - The stars down to earth ; - Let a hundred flowers bloom ; - Alternative facts, and alternatives to facts ; - The paranoid style in the twenty-first century. 
505 8 0 |t Enlightenment, or, Myth: - Better the light ; - The world-soul on horseback ; - Poetic history ; - Enlightenment into myth, again ; - Why democracy?. 
505 8 0 |t The human beast, or, The Internet: - An escargotic commotion ; - The modern Shiva ; - Nothing human is alien ; - More gender trouble ; - An age of extremes. 
505 8 0 |t Explosions, or, Jokes and lies: - Into nothing ; - Charlie Hebdo and After ; - Pseudologia generalis ; - Croaking. 
505 8 0 |t The impossible symbolism, or, Death: - "In the long run we are all dead" ; - Radical choices ; - Youth and risk ; - The impossible syllogism ; - Tie me up ; - Cargo cults ; - In loving repetition. 
505 8 |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preamble. A Mathematician's Murder; Introduction; Reason's Twin; Enlightenment into Myth; The Present Moment; Irrationality: A Road Map; CHAPTER ONE. The Self-Devouring Octopus; or, Logic; The Operation of Falsity; Explosions; Kaspar Hauser and the Limits of Rational Choice; Carrying On about the Ineffable; CHAPTER TWO. "No-Brainers"; or, Reason in Nature; An Ordered Whole; Brute Beasts; An Imperfect Superpower; Small Pain Points; CHAPTER THREE. The Sleep of Reason; or, Dreams; Upon Awakening; Breaking the Law; Spirits, Vapors, Winds 
505 8 |a Hearing VoicesBitter Little Embryos; Postscriptum Fabulosum; CHAPTER FOUR. Dreams into Things; or, Art; Many Worlds; Bleeding Out; Genies, Genius, and Ingenium; What Is Art?; The Two Magisteria; CHAPTER FIVE. "I believe because it is absurd"; or, Pseudoscience; The Stars Down to Earth; Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom; Alternative Facts, and Alternatives to Facts; The Paranoid Style in the Twenty-First Century; CHAPTER SIX. Enlightenment; or, Myth; Better the Light; The World-Soul on Horseback; Poetic History; Enlightenment into Myth, Again; Why Democracy?; CHAPTER SEVEN. The Human Beast 
505 8 |a Or, the InternetAn Escargotic Commotion; The Modern Shiva; Nothing Human Is Alien; More Gender Trouble; An Age of Extremes; CHAPTER EIGHT. Explosions; or, Jokes and Lies; Into Nothing; Charlie Hebdo and After; Pseudologia Generalis; Croaking; CHAPTER NINE. The Impossible Syllogism; or, Death; "In the long run we are all dead"; Radical Choices; Youth and Risk; The Impossible Syllogism; Tie Me Up; Cargo Cults; In Loving Repetition; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index 
520 |a A fascinating history that reveals the ways in which the pursuit of rationality often leads to an explosion of irrationalityIt's a story we can't stop telling ourselves. Once, humans were benighted by superstition and irrationality, but then the Greeks invented reason. Later, the Enlightenment enshrined rationality as the supreme value. Discovering that reason is the defining feature of our species, we named ourselves the "rational animal." But is this flattering story itself rational? In this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to today--from the fifth-century BC murder of Hippasus for revealing the existence of irrational numbers to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump--Justin Smith says the evidence suggests the opposite. From sex and music to religion and war, irrationality makes up the greater part of human life and history. Rich and ambitious, Irrationality ranges across philosophy, politics, and current events. Challenging conventional thinking about logic, natural reason, dreams, art and science, pseudoscience, the Enlightenment, the internet, jokes and lies, and death, the book shows how history reveals that any triumph of reason is temporary and reversible, and that rational schemes, notably including many from Silicon Valley, often result in their polar opposite. The problem is that the rational gives birth to the irrational and vice versa in an endless cycle, and any effort to permanently set things in order sooner or later ends in an explosion of unreason. Because of this, it is irrational to try to eliminate irrationality. For better or worse, it is an ineradicable feature of life. Illuminating unreason at a moment when the world appears to have gone mad again, Irrationality is fascinating, provocative, and timely 
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