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The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
The Elephant in the Brain Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
Author: Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better -...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780190495992
ISBN-10: 0190495995
Publication Date: 1/2/2018
Pages: 416
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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