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Hoffman Donald: The Case Against Reality

Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes

Challenging leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that while we should take our perceptions seriously, we should not take them literally. From examining why fashion designers create clothes that give the illusion of a more "attractive" body shape to studying how companies use color to elicit specific emotions in consumers, and even dismantling the very notion that spacetime is objective reality, The Case Against Reality dares us to question everything we thought we knew about the world we see.


Autor Hoffman Donald
Verlag W. W. Norton & Company
Einband Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
Seitenangabe 280 S.
Meldetext Lieferbar in ca. 10-20 Arbeitstagen
Ausgabekennzeichen Englisch
Abbildungen 42 illustrations
Masse H21.1 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.0 cm 223 g
Coverlag WW Norton & Co (Imprint/Brand)

Challenging leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that while we should take our perceptions seriously, we should not take them literally. From examining why fashion designers create clothes that give the illusion of a more "attractive" body shape to studying how companies use color to elicit specific emotions in consumers, and even dismantling the very notion that spacetime is objective reality, The Case Against Reality dares us to question everything we thought we knew about the world we see.


CHF 29.90
Verfügbarkeit: Am Lager
ISBN: 978-0-393-54148-9
Verfügbarkeit: Lieferbar in ca. 10-20 Arbeitstagen

Über den Autor Hoffman Donald

Donald Hoffman is professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Irvine. His writing has appeared in Scientific American and Edge, and his work has been featured in the Atlantic, Wired, and Quanta. He resides in Irvine, California.

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