Tag Archives: rationality
The Marbled Mind
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 23rd December 2025Divergent analyses of the same information by people of equal insight, intelligence, and goodwill are a constant feature of human interactions. Politics is a prime example of this phenomenon, but they’re so contentious that either side of a political divide is likely to vigorously declare the other a prisoner of error rather than admit the…
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Rationality – Review
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 25th October 2021Rationality is Steven Pinker’s latest book. It’s also one that will leave the reader nonplussed or just thinking “is this all there is”? It contains a relatively brief but accurate introduction to elementary logic and statistics. Bayesian analysis is explained successfully; but I suspect that explanation will be fully grasped only by those who already…
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