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Category, Pinkerrejectsthecynicalclichethathumansareanirrationalspeciescavemenoutoftimesaddledwithbiases,fallacies,andillusionsBySteven Pinker.ThereareafewsmallchangesIwouldmake,butthisisotherwiseanimportantandvaluablebookthatwillbenefitmostanyonewhoreadsitStevenPinker rejectsthecynicalviewthathumanbeingsarehopelesslyirrational,andbecomingmoresoToolsofreason,includinglogic,statisticalisiontheory,Bayesian inference,rationalchoice,gametheory,criticalthinking,andcommonRationality,asPinkerunderstandsit,isthecapacitytoreason;andtoreasonistomovefrom considerationsadducedtoaconclusionofonesortoranother,thatis,toinferAfterall,wediscoveredCognitivepsychologistStevenPinker’snewbook, “Rationality:WhatItIs,WhyItSeemsScarce,WhyItMatters,”makesstrongandoptimisticclaimsaboutthevalueofPartI:ThenatureofrationalityInour everydaylives,weareprettygoodatbehavingrationallyand,asaspecies,theverysignificantprogresswehavemadeintermsofpushingbackthefrontiersof disease,famine,war,extremepoverty,inhumanityandcrueltyhavebeenRationality:WhatItIs,WhyItSeemsScarce,WhyItMattersbyStevenPinker(Allen Lane,)ReviewedbyJasonBlakelyOfcourse,evenscepticsmightbenefitfromPinker’sbookbyreadingthemiddlechapters–constitutingthebulkofthebook–asaseriesofshort,episodicprimersonhighlytechnicalacademicsubjectssuchasStevenPinker’sbookisagoodprimeronrationalityandwhyit’ssoimportant Asasociety,wewouldallbebetteroffifpeoplemademorerationalisionsReasoningandPracticalReasoningInhislatestbook,Rationality:WhatItIs,WhyIt Matters,WhyItSeemsScarce,StevenPinkerbringsattentiontohowwemightstrengthenourreasoningpowers,aswellasbemorecognizantStevenPinker’s Rationalityisusefulinofferinginsightintothewaysinwhichphilosophicaltermshavebeenpopularizedoutsidethecontextofphilosophy,butintheprocesshave losttheiroriginalphilosophicalmeaningStevenPinker,authorofEnlightenmentNow(BillGates’s“newfavoritebookofalltime”)answersallthequestionshere Todayhumanityisreachingnewheightsofscientificunderstanding–andalsoappearstobelosingitsmindRationalityis“notapowerthatanagenteitherhasor doesn’thave,likeSuperman’sXrayvisionAsacognitivepsychologist,Pinker’sgoalistoexplaintheseemingparadoxthatwhilehumanprogress,asheseesit,is verypalpableinmaterialterms,thereisastrongStevenPinker,Rationality:Whatitis,whyitseemsscarce,whyitmattersAllenLane,UK,Ppxvii+HB£ ISBNNicholasMaxwellScienceandRationalityisMe:AReviewofStevenPinker's"Rationality"JasonBlakely,ThePhilosopherNation&WorldRational thinkingisimportantSeeFullPDFDownloadPDFInterpretation:AJournalofPoliticalPinkerpresentshimselfasastaunchadvocateoffreedomofspeechand criticalthinking,seenasrequirementsfordemocraticsocietieswhosedegreeofrationalityhedeemstoRationalityStephanieMitchell/HarvardfilephotoSteven PinkerArthurMoreyByStevenPinkerReadbyArthurMoreyItisakitofcognitivetoolsthatcanattainparticulargoalsinparticularworlds,”writesSteven Pinkerinhisnewbook.Therearetwospeciesofreasoning:reasoningtobeliefandreasoningtoaction.CalltheseTheoretical.BestSeller.WhatItIs,WhyIt SeemsScarce,WhyItMatters