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The rational animal : how evolution made us smarter than we think / Douglas T. Kenrick and Vladas Griskevicius.

by Kenrick, Douglas T.

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Basic Books, c2013.

Reasoning (Psychology)

Decision making.

Evolutionary psychology.

9780465032426 (hc.)

0465032427 (hc.)

xvi, 269 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-254) and index.

Introduction: Cadillacs, Communists, and pink bubble gum -- Rationality, irrationality, and the dead Kennedys -- The seven subselves -- Home economics versus Wall Street economics -- Smoke detectors in the mind -- Modern cavemen -- Living fast and dying young -- Gold Porsches and green peacocks -- Sexual economics: his and hers -- Deep rationality parasites -- Conclusion: mementos from our tour.

When it comes to making decisions, the classic view is that humans are eminently rational. But growing evidence suggests instead that our choices are often irrational, biased, and occasionally even moronic. Kenrick and Griskevicius challenge the prevailing views of decision making, and present a new alternative grounded in evolutionary science. By connecting our modern behaviors to their ancestral roots, they reveal that underneath our seemingly foolish tendencies is an exceptionally wise system of decision making.

Griskevicius, Vladas.

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