Understanding Stupidity
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Understanding Stupidity
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Author : James F. Welles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Understanding Stupidity written by James F. Welles and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Medical categories.
Understanding Stupidity
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Author : James F. Welles
language : en
Publisher:
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The Psychology Of Stupidity
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Author : Jean-Francois Marmion
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2020-10-01
The Psychology Of Stupidity written by Jean-Francois Marmion and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-01 with Psychology categories.
The Number One International bestseller 'We need books like this one' - psychologist Steven Pinker At last, stupidity explained! And by some of the world’s smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James and Ryan Holiday. Stupidity is all around us, from the colleagues who won’t stop hitting ‘reply all’ to the former school friends posting conspiracy theories on Facebook. But in order to battle idiocy, we must first understand it. In The Psychology of Stupidity, some of the world’s leading psychologists and thinkers – including a Nobel Prize winner – will show you . . . · Why smart people sometimes believe in utter nonsense · How our lazy brains cause us to make the wrong decisions · Why trying to debate with fools is a trap · How media manipulation and Internet overstimulation makes us dumber · Why the stupidest people don’t think they’re stupid As long as there have been humans there has been human stupidity, but with wit and wisdom these great thinkers can help us understand this persistent human affliction.
Understanding Human Stupidity In A Post Truth Area
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Author : Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Understanding Human Stupidity In A Post Truth Area written by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
The Power Of Stupidity
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Author : Giancarlo Livraghi
language : en
Publisher: Monti & Ambrosini SRL
Release Date : 2009
The Power Of Stupidity written by Giancarlo Livraghi and has been published by Monti & Ambrosini SRL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Family & Relationships categories.
The Power Of Stupidity
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Author : Giancarlo Livraghi
language : en
Publisher: Monti & Ambrosini SRL
Release Date : 2009
The Power Of Stupidity written by Giancarlo Livraghi and has been published by Monti & Ambrosini SRL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
Stupidity
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Author : Avital Ronell
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2002
Stupidity written by Avital Ronell and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Literary Criticism categories.
"Avital Ronell's work studies the fading empire of cognition, modulating stupidity into idiocy, puerility, and the figure of the ridiculous philosopher instituted by Kant. Investigating ignorance, dumbfoundedness, and the limits of reason, Stupidity probes the pervasive practice of theory-bashing and related forms of paranoid aggression. A section on prolonged and debilitating illness pushes the text to an edge of a corporeal hermeneutics, "at the limits of what the body knows and tells.""--BOOK JACKET.
The Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity
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Author : Carlo M. Cipolla
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2019-10-24
The Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity written by Carlo M. Cipolla and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-24 with Business & Economics categories.
'A classic' - Simon Kuper, Financial Times 'Brilliant' - James O'Brien, author of How to be Right The five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world. Since time immemorial, a powerful dark force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. It has global catastrophic effects and can be found anywhere from the world's most powerful boardrooms to your local pub. This is the immensely powerful force of human stupidity. Seeing the shambolic state of human affairs, and sensing the dark force at work behind it, Carlo M. Cipolla, the late, noted professor of economic history at the University of California, Berkeley, created a vitally important economic model that would allow us to detect, know and neutralise this threat: The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity. If you've ever found yourself despairing at the ubiquity of stupidity among even the most 'intellectual' of people, then this hilarious, timely and slightly alarming little book is for you. Arm yourself in the face of baffling political realities, unreasonable colleagues or the unbridled misery of dinner with the in-laws with the first and only economic model for stupidity.
The Stupidity Paradox
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Author : Mats Alvesson
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2016-06-02
The Stupidity Paradox written by Mats Alvesson and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-02 with Business & Economics categories.
Functional stupidity can be catastrophic. It can cause organisational collapse, financial meltdown and technical disaster. And there are countless, more everyday examples of organisations accepting the dubious, the absurd and the downright idiotic, from unsustainable management fads to the cult of leadership or an over-reliance on brand and image. And yet a dose of stupidity can be useful and produce good, short-term results: it can nurture harmony, encourage people to get on with the job and drive success. This is the stupidity paradox. The Stupidity Paradox tackles head-on the pros and cons of functional stupidity. You'll discover what makes a workplace mindless, why being stupid might be a good thing in the short term but a disaster in the longer term, and how to make your workplace a little less stupid by challenging thoughtless conformity. It shows how harmony and action in the workplace can be balanced with a culture of questioning and challenge. The book is a wake-up call for smart organisations and smarter people. It encourages us to use our intelligence fully for the sake of personal satisfaction, organisational success and the flourishing of society as a whole.
The Encyclopaedia Of Stupidity
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Author : Matthijs van Boxsel
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2005-01-01
The Encyclopaedia Of Stupidity written by Matthijs van Boxsel and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Humor categories.
Matthijs van Boxsel believes that no one is intelligent enough to understand their own stupidity. In The Encyclopædia of Stupidity he shows how stupidity manifests itself in all areas, in everyone, at all times, proposing that stupidity is the foundation of our civilization. In short sections with such titles as ‘The Blunderers’ Club’, ‘Fools in Hell’, ‘Genealogy of Idiots’, and ‘The Aesthetics of the Empty Gesture’, stupidity is analysed on the basis of fairy tales, cartoons, triumphal arches, garden architecture, Baroque ceilings, jokes, flimsy excuses and science fiction. But Van Boxsel wants to do more than just assemble a ‘shadow cabinet’ of wisdom; he tries to fathom the logic of this opposite world. Where do understanding and intelligence begin and end? He examines mythic fools such as Cyclops and King Midas, cities such as Gotham, archetypes including the dumb blonde, and traditionally stupid animals such as the goose, the donkey and the headless chicken. Van Boxsel posits that stupidity is a condition for intelligence, that blunders stimulate progress, that failure is the basis for success. In this erudite and witty book he maintains that our culture is the product of a series of failed attempts to comprehend stupidity.