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The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind: How Self-Interest Shapes Our Opinions and Why We Won´t Admit It
Jason Weeden
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Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: JMH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
When it comes to politics, we often perceive our own beliefs as fair and socially beneficial, while seeing opposing views as merely self-serving. But in fact most political views are governed by self-interest, even if we usually don't realize it. Challenging our fiercely held notions about what motivates us politically, this book explores how self-interest divides the public on a host of hot-button issues, from abortion and the legalization of marijuana to same-sex marriage, immigration, affirmative action, and income redistribution. Expanding the notion of interests beyond simple economics, Jason Weeden and Robert Kurzban look at how people's interests clash ... Read more
When it comes to politics, we often perceive our own beliefs as fair and socially beneficial, while seeing opposing views as merely self-serving. But in fact most political views are governed by self-interest, even if we usually don't realize it. Challenging our fiercely held notions about what motivates us politically, this book explores how self-interest divides the public on a host of hot-button issues, from abortion and the legalization of marijuana to same-sex marriage, immigration, affirmative action, and income redistribution. Expanding the notion of interests beyond simple economics, Jason Weeden and Robert Kurzban look at how people's interests clash ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691161112
SKU
V9780691161112
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About Jason Weeden
Jason Weeden is a senior researcher with the Pennsylvania Laboratory for Experimental Evolutionary Psychology (PLEEP) and a lawyer in Washington, DC. Robert Kurzban is professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and founder of PLEEP. He is the author of Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind (Princeton).
Reviews for The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind: How Self-Interest Shapes Our Opinions and Why We Won´t Admit It
"[T]hought provoking."
John R. Hibbing, Science "[T]his disturbing book may provoke debate, dismay and considerable anger."
Kirkus "[A]n unusually witty and engaging academic book."
Ethan Epstein, National Journal "[I]nteresting throughout."
Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind is provocative and often persuasive... Weeden and Kurzban remind us that self-interest is a complicated concept."
Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post "The book is ... Read more
John R. Hibbing, Science "[T]his disturbing book may provoke debate, dismay and considerable anger."
Kirkus "[A]n unusually witty and engaging academic book."
Ethan Epstein, National Journal "[I]nteresting throughout."
Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind is provocative and often persuasive... Weeden and Kurzban remind us that self-interest is a complicated concept."
Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post "The book is ... Read more