How Pleasure Works - The New Science of Why We Like What We Like

Why is an artistic masterpiece worth millions more than a convincing forgery? Pleasure works in mysterious ways, as Paul Bloom reveals in this investigation of what we desire and why. Drawing on a wealth of surprising studies, Bloom investigates pleasures noble and seamy, lofty and mundane, to reveal that our enjoyment of a given thing is determined not by what we can see and touch but by our beliefs about that thing's history, origin, and deeper nature.

About the author

Paul Bloom ist Professor für Psychologie an der Yale University und Autor. Bloom lebt in New Haven, Connecticut.

Summary

Yale psychologist Bloom presents a striking and thought-provoking new understanding of pleasure, desire, and value.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Bloom
• Publisher: Norton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2011
• EAN: 9780393340006
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34000-6
• No. of pages: 302
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 209 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 254 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology