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Books like The Enigma of Reason

The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber is about reasoning, evolutionary psychology, cognitive bias. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.

  1. Thinking, Fast and Slow
    Thinking, Fast and Slow

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    Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman · Psychology

    Thinking, Fast and Slow is Daniel Kahneman's account of the two cognitive systems that govern human thought.

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  2. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
    The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

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    The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

    Jonathan Haidt · Psychology

    The Righteous Mind is Jonathan Haidt's argument that moral reasoning is not the source of our moral judgments — it's the press secretary for them.

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  3. The Art of Thinking Clearly
    The Art of Thinking Clearly

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    The Art of Thinking Clearly

    Rolf Dobelli · Psychology

    Rolf Dobelli is a Swiss entrepreneur and novelist who wrote a series of short newspaper columns on cognitive biases, later collected and expanded into this book.

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  4. You Are Not So Smart
    You Are Not So Smart

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    You Are Not So Smart

    David McRaney · Psychology

    David McRaney is a journalist who started a blog called "You Are Not So Smart" about self-delusion in 2009, and turned it into this book in 2011.

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  5. Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
    Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain

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    Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain

    David Eagleman · Psychology

    David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford who argues that the conscious self is a late, small, and largely uninformed participant in the brain's activity.

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  6. 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
    100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

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    100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

    Susan Weinschenk · Psychology

    Susan Weinschenk is a behavioral scientist and UX consultant, and this book is her translation of cognitive science research into practical guidance for designers.

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