Adaptive Thinking: Rationality in the Real World by Gerd Gigerenzer (English) Pa

Description: Adaptive Thinking by Gerd Gigerenzer This is a collection of Gigerenzers papers on rationality, heuristics, and rituals. Although the papers were originally addressed to distinct scientific communities, they have since been rewritten, updated, and shortened to convey the impressive contiguity and range of work. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Where do new ideas come from? What is social intelligence? Why do social scientists perform mindless statistical rituals? This vital book is about rethinking rationality as adaptive thinking: to understand how minds cope with their environments, both ecological and social. Gerd Gigerenzer proposes and illustrates a bold new research program that investigates the psychology of rationality, introducing the concepts of ecological, bounded, andsocial rationality. His path-breaking collection takes research on thinking, social intelligence, creativity, and decision-making out of an ethereal world where the laws of logic and probability reign,and places it into our real world of human behavior and interaction. Adaptive Thinking is accessibly written for general readers with an interest in psychology, cognitive science, economics, sociology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and animal behavior. It also teaches a practical audience, such as physicians, AIDS counselors, and experts in criminal law, how to understand and communicate uncertainties and risks. Author Biography Gerd Gigerenzer is Director of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, and was previously a professor of psychology at The University of Chicago and other institutions. His books include the recent Simple Heuristics that Make Us Smart (Oxford, 1999). Table of Contents PART ONE: WHERE DO NEW IDEAS COME FROM?; PART TWO: ECOLOGICAL RATIONALITY; PART FOUR: BOUNDED RATIONALITY; PART FOUR: SOCIAL RATIONALITY; PART FIVE: ILLUSIONS AND RITUALS Review "The entire book skillfully conveys a number of messages at different levels. It would be impossible to identify one message that takes precedence over the others, although part V of the book clearly stands in its own right. Gigerenzer draws together the different programmes of work and successfully achieves his objective of presenting a different story about reasoning, a story that is stimulating and inspiring."--Applied Cognitive Psychology Promotional Povides an alternative framework for the study of human rationality Long Description Where do new ideas come from? What is social intelligence? Why do social scientists perform mindless statistical rituals? This vital book is about rethinking rationality as adaptive thinking: to understand how minds cope with their environments, both ecological and social. Gerd Gigerenzer proposes and illustrates a bold new research program that investigates the psychology of rationality, introducing the concepts of ecological, bounded, andsocial rationality. His path-breaking collection takes research on thinking, social intelligence, creativity, and decision-making out of an ethereal world where the laws of logic and probability reign, and places it into our real world of human behavior and interaction. Adaptive Thinking is accessiblywritten for general readers with an interest in psychology, cognitive science, economics, sociology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and animal behavior. It also teaches a practical audience, such as physicians, AIDS counselors, and experts in criminal law, how to understand and communicate uncertainties and risks. Review Text "The entire book skillfully conveys a number of messages at different levels. It would be impossible to identify one message that takes precedence over the others, although part V of the book clearly stands in its own right. Gigerenzer draws together the different programmes of work and successfully achieves his objective of presenting a different story about reasoning, a story that is stimulating and inspiring."--Applied Cognitive Psychology Review Quote "The entire book skillfully conveys a number of messages at differentlevels. It would be impossible to identify one message that takes precedenceover the others, although part V of the book clearly stands in its own right.Gigerenzer draws together the different programmes of work and successfullyachieves his objective of presenting a different story about reasoning, a storythat is stimulating and inspiring."--Applied Cognitive Psychology Feature Povides an alternative framework for the study of human rationalityPortrays the unique research program of a world-renowned specialist. Details ISBN0195153723 Author Gerd Gigerenzer Short Title EVOLUTION & COGNITION SERIES Language English ISBN-10 0195153723 ISBN-13 9780195153729 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2002 Subtitle Rationality in the Real World DEWEY 153.42 Residence Berlin, GW Affiliation Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Center for Adaptive Beh Position Instructor Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780195153729 UK Release Date 2002-03-28 AU Release Date 2002-03-28 NZ Release Date 2002-03-28 US Release Date 2002-03-28 Illustrator Alex Brychta Translator Rosh Ireland Edited by Jean Orsoni Birth 1955 Death 1867 Qualifications QC Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Series Evolution and Cognition Series Publication Date 2002-03-28 Illustrations line figures Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 360 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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