Illogical Stories - Eleanor Gordon-Smith

Illogical Stories

how to change minds in an unreasonable world
Buch | Softcover
224 Seiten
2020 | B-format
Scribe Publications (Verlag)
978-1-912854-45-5 (ISBN)
12,45 inkl. MwSt
An entertaining guide to human nature that reveals how people really make big choices.



What makes somebody change their world view completely? Why do some people refuse to alter their perceptions, despite prevailing evidence that says they should? And how can you persuade them to change their minds? Eleanor Gordon-Smith meets six ordinary people who made life-altering decisions.



From the woman who realised her husband harboured a terrible secret, to the man who left the cult he had been raised in since birth, and the British reality TV contestant who, having impersonated someone else for a month, discovered he could no longer return to his former identity, all of the people interviewed radically altered their beliefs about the things that matter most. Their stories explore the limits of human reason and persuasion.

Eleanor Gordon-Smith is a reporter, ethicist, and recovering champion debater. Currently at Princeton University, she has lectured on topics from the foundations of the political state to the philosophy of sex. Her work has appeared in NPR’s This American Life, Australia’s Radio National, the ABC, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, and Meanjin.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-912854-45-7 / 1912854457
ISBN-13 978-1-912854-45-5 / 9781912854455
Zustand Neuware
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