Irrationality

We talk about irrationality when behaviour defies explanation or prediction, when decisions are driven by emotions or instinct rather than by reflection, when reasoning fails to conform to basic principles of logic and probability, and when beliefs lack coherence or empirical support.

List of contents

PREFACE
CHAPTER 1: BEHAVIOUR DEFYING INTERPRETATION
CHAPTER 2: BEHAVIOUR ATTRACTING A PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS
CHAPTER 3: UNREFLECTIVE CHOICES
CHAPTER 4: BELIEFS UNCONSTRAINED BY EVIDENCE
IRRATIONALITY: STILL A USEFUL CONCEPT?
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Product details

• Authors: L Bortolotti, Lisa Bortolotti, Lisa ( University of Birmingham) Bortolotti, Lisa (?university of Birmingham) Bortolotti, Bortolotti Lisa
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2014
• EAN: 9780745647838
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-4783-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Key Concepts; Key Concepts in Philosophy; Key Concepts in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Psychologie, Philosophie, Irrationalität, Kognitive Psychologie, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy, Psychology, Geistesphilosophie, cognitive psychology