Thinking, fast and slow

499 pages

English language

Published Dec. 5, 2011 by Doubleday Canada.

ISBN:
978-0-385-67651-9
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OCLC Number:
726556272

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"The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first book for the general public. It is a lucid and enlightening summary of his life's work. It will change the way you think about thinking. Two systems drive the way we think and make choices, Kahneman explains: System One is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System Two is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Examining how both systems function within the mind, Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities as well as the biases of fast thinking and the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and our choices. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, …

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Subjects

  • Thought and thinking
  • Decision making
  • Intuition
  • Reason
  • Emotions and cognition
  • Pensée
  • Prise de décision
  • Raison
  • Émotions et cognition