The Implicit Mind: Cognitive Architecture, the Self, and Ethics

by Michael Brownstein

Heroes are often admired for their ability to act without having "one thought too many," as Bernard Williams put it. Likewise, the unhesitating decisions of masterful athletes and artists are part of their fascination. Examples like these make clear that spontaneity can represent an ideal. However, recent literature in empirical psychology has shown how vulnerable our spontaneous inclinations can be to bias, shortsightedness, and irrationality. How...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190633727
• ISBN13: 9780190633721
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"