Kluge
Editorial FABER & FABER
-5% disc. 13,90€
13,21€
Save 0,70€
- Publisher FABER & FABER
- ISBN13 9780571236527
- ISBN10 0571236529
- Type Book
- Pages 224
- Published 2009
- Language English
- Bookbinding Paperback
Kluge
Editorial FABER & FABER
-5% disc. 13,90€
13,21€
Save 0,70€
Not available online,
but our booksellers can check its availability to give you an estimate of when we might have it ready for you.
Expert booksellers
Personal advice
Personal advice
Shipping in 24/48h
-5% discount on all books
-5% discount on all books
Thank you for shopping
at real bookstores.
at real bookstores.
FREE pickup at Bookstore
Come and be amazed!
Come and be amazed!
Book Details
A 'kluge' is an engineering term for a makeshift solution, an inelegant construction that somehow works. This is Gary Marcus's analogy for the way the human mind has evolved. Arguing against a whole tradition that praises our human minds as the most perfect result of evolution, Marcus shows how imperfect and ill-adapted our brains really are.
They have had to adapt from the environment of our early hominid origins to a complex world in which our penchant for short-term satisfactions is literally fatal. We are prone to rages, addictions and other habits that limit our capacity for rational action in every sphere, from food to politics. A breathtaking, witty and revolutionary book.
- Publisher FABER & FABER
- ISBN13 9780571236527
- ISBN10 0571236529
- Type Book
- Pages 224
- Published 2009
- Language English
- Bookbinding Paperback
More books by Gary Marcus
31,82€
33,50€
Ask for avalaibility