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050	0	0	_aBF697.5.S426 _bS56 2017
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100	1		_aSimler, Kevin, _d1982- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Elephant in the Brain : _bHidden Motives in Everyday Life / _cKevin Simler and Robin Hanson.
250			_a1st edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2018.
264		4	_c©2018
300			_ax, 397 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505		0	_aPart 1 Why we hide our motives -- Animal behavior -- Competition -- Norms -- Cheating -- Self-deception -- Counterfeit reasons -- Part 2 Hidden motives in everyday life. -- Body language -- Laughter -- Conversation -- Consumption -- Art -- Charity -- Education -- Medicine -- Religion -- Politics -- Conclusion.
520			_a" Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the extent of our selfishness. This is "the elephant in the brain." Such an introspective taboo makes it hard for us to think clearly about our nature and the explanations for our behavior. The aim of this book, then, is to confront our hidden motives directly - to track down the darker, unexamined corners of our psyches and blast them with floodlights. Then, once everything is clearly visible, we can work to better understand ourselves: Why do we laugh? Why are artists sexy? Why do we brag about travel? Why do we prefer to speak rather than listen? Our unconscious motives drive more than just our private behavior; they also infect our venerated social institutions such as Art, School, Charity, Medicine, Politics, and Religion. In fact, these institutions are in many ways designed to accommodate our hidden motives, to serve covert agendas alongside their "official" ones. The existence of big hidden motives can upend the usual political debates, leading one to question the legitimacy of these social institutions, and of standard policies designed to favor or discourage them. You won't see yourself - or the world - the same after confronting the elephant in the brain. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"This book exposes our unconscious selfish motives, those we're reluctant to discuss or even think about. These motives drive our body language, laughter, and conversation, as well as venerated institutions like art, school, charity, medicine, politics, and religion"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aSelf-deception.
650		0	_aSubconsciousness.
650		0	_aCognitive psychology.
650		7	_aPSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aHanson, Robin, _d1959- _eauthor.
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