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29%OFFEyal Winter - Feeling Smart: Why Our Emotions Are More Rational Than We Think - 9781610394901 - V9781610394901
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Feeling Smart: Why Our Emotions Are More Rational Than We Think

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Description for Feeling Smart: Why Our Emotions Are More Rational Than We Think Hardback. "Published in 2012 in Hebrew in Israel, by Zmora Bitan." Num Pages: 288 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Which is smarter,your head or your gut? It's a familiar refrain: you're getting too emotional. Try and think rationally. But is it always good advice?In this surprising book, Eyal Winter asks a simple question: why do we have emotions? If they lead to such bad decisions, why hasn't evolution long since made emotions irrelevant? The answer is that, even though they may not behave in a purely logical manner, our emotions frequently lead us to better, safer, more optimal outcomes.In fact, as Winter discovers, there is often logic in emotion, and emotion in logic. For instance, many mutually beneficial commitments,such ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781610394901
SKU
V9781610394901
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About Eyal Winter
Eyal Winter is professor of economics and director of the centre for the Study of Rationality at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, one of the world's leading institutions in the academic study of decision making. He served as chairman of the economics department at Hebrew University and was the 2011 recipient of the Humboldt Prize, awarded by the government of ... Read more

Reviews for Feeling Smart: Why Our Emotions Are More Rational Than We Think
"It is that rare book that a casual reader could open at a random page and expect to find something interesting...For the casual reader, Feeling Smart is a fascinating...romp through the positive ways that emotions can shape our actions. It is also a helpful balm for those who worry that their emotions occasionally over-run their 'higher faculties'."
Financial Times "Insightful and ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Feeling Smart: Why Our Emotions Are More Rational Than We Think


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