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  1. 20. Sept. 2022 · Jonathan Haidt, NYU-Stern School of Business and author of The Righteous Mind. Rationality is a terrific book, much-needed for our time. In addition to drawing together the tools for overcoming obstacles to rational thinking, Pinker breaks new ground with the evidence he provides linking rationality and moral progress. Peter Singer.

  2. Rationality by Steven Pinker is one of those must-read books that is as relevant today as it was 10 years ago and will be 10 years from now. It talk about principles that every adult should know but unfortunately they don't get taught at school in an organized manner. This book shouldn't be viewed as a "liberal" book which I'm afraid happens too much these days, even books are polarized for ...

    • Steven Pinker
  3. These tools are not a standard part of our educational curricula, and have never been presented clearly and entertainingly in a single book—until now. Rationality also explores its opposite: how the rational pursuit of self-interest, sectarian solidarity, and uplifting mythology by individuals can add up to crippling irrationality in a ...

  4. These tools are not a standard part of our education, and have never been presented clearly and entertainingly in a single book--until now. Rationality also explores its opposite: how the rational pursuit of self-interest, sectarian solidarity, and uplifting mythology can add up to crippling irrationality in a society. Collective rationality ...

    • Steven Pinker
  5. Nevertheless, we need training in rationality just as we need training in literacy and numeracy. The largest portion of this book consists of a fairly advanced manual in critical thinking. It’s not the kind of book that can be read at speed. Each chapter could form the basis for a taught module in logic, probability, game theory and so on ...

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  6. 23. Sept. 2021 · An excerpt from Steven Pinker’s latest bookRationality’ — Harvard Gazette. Rationality is “not a power that an agent either has or doesn’t have, like Superman’s X- ray vision. It is a kit of cognitive tools that can attain particular goals in particular worlds,” writes Steven Pinker in his new book. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard ...