Irrationality : : A History of the Dark Side of Reason / / Justin E. H. Smith.
From sex and music to religion and politics, a history of irrationality and the ways in which it has always been with us-and always will beIn this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump, Justin Smith argues that irrationality mak...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Preamble. A Mathematician's Murder
- Introduction
- CHAPTER ONE. The Self- Devouring Octopus; or, Logic
- CHAPTER TWO. "No-Brainers"; or, Reason in Nature
- CHAPTER THREE. The Sleep of Reason; or, Dreams
- CHAPTER FOUR. Dreams into Things; or, Art
- CHAPTER FIVE. "I believe because it is absurd"; or, Pseudoscience
- CHAPTER SIX. Enlightenment; or, Myth
- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Human Beast; or, the Internet
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Explosions; or, Jokes and Lies
- CHAPTER NINE. The Impossible Syllogism; or, Death
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index