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This book explains why and how individuals (of all ages and levels of intelligence) and organizations act in ways that undermine their interests and even continued existence. A novel four-factor explanatory theory sheds light on a topic of universal interest: the everyday foolishness of humans.
List of contents
List of Illustrations ...
Foreword, by Richard B. Shilkret ...
Preface ...
Acknowledgments ...
Part I. Overview of Foolishness ...
One Popular and Religious Conceptions of Foolishness ...
Two Foolishness as Inattention to Risk ...
Three An Explanatory Model of Human Foolishness ...
Four Factors That Contribute to Foolish Action ...
Part II. Forms of Foolishness ...
Five Practical Foolishness ...
Six Non-induced Social Foolishness ...
Seven Induced Social Foolishness ...
Part III. Implications of Foolishness ..
Eight Foolishness in Collectivities ...
Nine Foolishness in Vulnerable Populations ...
Ten Foolishness and Crime ...
Part IV. From Foolishness to Wisdom ...
Eleven What Makes Donald Trump a Fool? ...
Twelve Some Advice for Surmounting Foolishness ...
Thirteen In Pursuit of Common Sense ...
References ...
Index ...
About the Authors ...
About the author
Stephen Greenspan is professor emeritus of educational psychology at the University of Connecticut. He serves often as an expert forensic witness in criminal and civil cases where social-cognitive impairment is a mitigating or explanatory factor. He writes a blog for Psychology Today on the topic of human incompetence.
Summary
This book explains why and how individuals (of all ages and levels of intelligence) and organizations act in ways that undermine their interests and even continued existence. A novel four-factor explanatory theory sheds light on a topic of universal interest: the everyday foolishness of humans.
