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Can I read The Elephant in the Brain : Hidden Motives in Everyday Life on EtoBox?
The Elephant in the Brain : Hidden Motives in Everyday Life by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson is a psychology available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Elephant in the Brain : Hidden Motives in Everyday Life about?
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the extent of our selfishness. This is "the elephant in the brain." Such an introspective taboo makes
Who reads The Elephant in the Brain : Hidden Motives in Everyday Life?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190495992
- Category
- psychology
- Subjects
- Psychology, Social Science, Science
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (1,454 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14