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An edition of Everything is obvious (2011)

Everything is obvious

how common sense fails

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Common sense underpins the constellation of decisions and opinions we make and form every day. As individuals, and as a society, the way we behave, react and interact is grounded in our perception of the sensible thing to do.

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Atlantic
Language
English
Pages
335

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Subjects
Common sense, Thought and thinking, Reasoning, New York Times reviewed

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Everything is obvious: why common sense is nonsense
2012, Atlantic
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Everything is obvious: once you know the answer
2011, Crown Business
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Everything is obvious: how common sense fails
2011, Atlantic
in English
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Table of Contents

The myth of common sense
Thinking about thinking
The wisdom (and madness) of crowds
Special people
History is not such a good teacher after all
The dream of prediction
The best laid plans
The measure of all things
Fairness and justice
The proper study of mankind.

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Cover subtitle: Once you know the answer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-294) and index.

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Everything is obvious* *once you know the answer

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Dewey Decimal Class
153.4
Library of Congress
BF441 .W347 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 335 pages
Number of pages
335

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Open Library
OL35334069M
Internet Archive
everythingisobvi0000watt
ISBN 10
1848872143, 1848872151
ISBN 13
9781848872141, 9781848872158
OCLC/WorldCat
782049263

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Discusses how the concept of common sense is inadequate in an increasingly complex world and draws on multiple disciplines to offer insight into the sources of such topics as popularity, economics, and self-deception.

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