000 02103nam a2200337Ia 4500
001 1272
008 230305s2011 xx 000 0 und d
020 _a9781848872141
043 _aen_UK
041 _aeng
245 0 _aEverything is obvious
260 _a
_bAtlantic Books,
_c2011
300 _axvi + 333 p. ; 24 cm
500 _ahow common sense fails
505 _aThe myth of common sense
_rThinking about thinking--
_rThe wisdom (and madness) of crowds--
_rSpecial people--
_rHistory, the fickle teacher--
_rThe dream of prediction--
_rThe best laid plans--
_rThe measure of all things--
_rFairness and justice--
_rThe proper study of mankind.--
520 _aWhy is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? Why did Facebook succeed when other social networking sites failed? Did the surge in Iraq really lead to less violence? And does higher pay incentivize people to work harder? If you think the answers to these questions are a matter of common sense, think again. As sociologist and network science pioneer Duncan Watts explains in this provocative book, the explanations that we give for the outcomes that we observe in life-explanations that seem obvious once we know the answer-are less useful than they seem. Watts shows how commonsense. ; ; Discusses how the concept of common sense is inadequate in an increasingly complex world and draws on multiple disciplines to offer insight into the sources of such topics as popularity, economics, and self-deception. ;
630 _aBF PSYCHOLOGY
_97
650 _aThought and thinking
_95951
650 _aCommon sense
_96952
650 _aReasoning
_96856
650 _a
_912
700 _aWatts, Duncan J.
_eAuthor
856 _uhttp://books.google.es/books?id=kT_4AAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=everything+is+obvious&hl=es&sa=X&ei=7Tu5UtWdLY330gXFmoCwDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=everything%20is%20obvious&f=false
902 _a610
905 _am
911 _ahttps://biblioteca.tbs-education.es/portadas/9781848872141.jpg
912 _a2011-01-01
942 _a1
953 _d2013-12-24 08:55:15
999 _c1278
_d1278