The Knowledge Illusion - Why We Never Think Alone

Steven Sloman, Philip Fernbach

MACMILLAN

2017

304 páginas

10h 8m

ISBN-13: 9781509811052

Human reasoning is remarkably shallow - in fact, our thinking and justifications just scratch the surface of the true complexity of the issues we deal with. The ability to think may still be the greatest wonder in the world (and beyond), but the way that individuals think is less than ideal. In The Knowledge Illusion, Sloman and Fernbach show that our intelligence resides not in individual brains but in the collective mind. To function, individuals rely not only on knowledge that is stored within our skulls but also on knowledge stored elsewhere, be it in our bodies, in the environment or especially in other people. Put together, human thought is incredibly impressive, but at its deepest level it never belongs to any individual alone. And yet the mind supports the most sublime, incredible phenomenon of all: consciousness. How can any of this be possible with a mind that is so imperfect? This is one of the key challenges confronted in this book. The Knowledge Illusion ties together established scientific facts whilst also considering what the mind is for. Understanding why the mind is as it is, and what it is for, will show why we need to consider it as extending beyond our skulls; why we should think about 'the mind' as far more than an extension of the brain but as an emergence from multiple brains interacting. Simply put, individuals know relatively little, but the human hive that emerges when people work together knows a lot.

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A ignorância é uma dádiva ?

Boa pergunta. E o livro nos mostra que não é bem assim, porém a ilusão do conhecimento é um mau que comete todos os homens, realmente sempre achamos que sabemos mais do que realmente sabemos e percebemos isso, pelo menos esse que vos escreve, que cada vez mais estuda e lê percebe que menos sabe, porém, visto do pouco interesse e letramento de nossa comunidade não é comum, como mostra o livro, que a ilusão do conhecimento acomete e prejudica muitas pessoas e comunidades. O livro mostra formas de combatê-la como se educando, entendendo especialidades e a nova inteligência do trabalho em equipe. Vale muito a leitura.