Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Categories: Science & Math, Self-Help
Rationality (2021) is Steven Pinker's guide to reasoning well. He explains the tools of logic, probability, Bayesian reasoning, statistics, game theory and the difference between correlation and causation. He also asks why people who reason well in daily life believe in conspiracy theories and fake news, and he argues that rationality drives moral and material progress.
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