Why We're Worse at Thinking Than We Think

Alan Jacobs, a bestselling author and renowned cultural critic, has spent much of his life amidst the cultural wars of communities that are often in conflict. During the years when Jacobs faced important issues that divide us politically, socially and religiously; He learned that many of the bitterest disagreements occur not because we are doomed to separate, but because the people involved in these conflicts do not know how to think.

Most of us don't want to think. It is difficult to think. Thinking can force us to step outside of our familiar and comfortable habits and complicate our relationships with like-minded friends. Thinking is tiring and time-consuming when it comes to our information consumption habits, social media, partisanship, and biases. Why should we think?

In this brilliantly written and highly entertaining book, Jacobs identifies the many forces that influence us to prevent the act of thinking from occurring. It puts to rest many of the myths we have about what it means to think correctly.

Jacobs suggests that we can all reclaim our mental lives from the obstacles that plague us. If we learn to think collectively, we can learn to live together.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 13.5 x 21

First Print Year: 2019

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Language Turkish