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The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane

Author Matthew Hutson
Publisher Plume
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PublisherPlume
ISBN / ASIN0452298903
ISBN-139780452298903
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷

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The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking "Psychologists have documented a litany of cognitive biases--misperceptions of the world--and explained their positive functions. Now, Matthew Hutson shows us that even the most hard-core skeptic indulges in magical thinking all the time--and it's crucial to our survival. Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, Hutson shows us that magical thinking has been so useful to us that Full description