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The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

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There is nothing surprising or even taboo in this book. What sheltered lives do the authors lead?

This is one step above a bloke in a pub. An interesting, articulate guy but still not any kind of expert in the field. Scholarly paper - this is not. ( )
  Paul_S | Dec 23, 2020 |
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Deception and self-deception. Written pretty well, but the ideas aren’t really new, maybe just presented in a different way. ( )
  steve02476 | Jan 3, 2023 |
كان أرسطو يرى أن البشر حيوانات سياسية لا تمت بصلة للحيوانات الأخرى لأننا طورنا نموذج عيش اجتماعي-سياسي يحفظ النظام والقانون. إلا أنه لم يكن بين يدي أرسطو ما بين أيدينا اليوم من علوم. فأصبحنا نعلم الآن أن المسار التطوري الذي سلكته البشرية يعني أن أجزاء متبقية من تاريخنا البيولوجي لا تزال عالقة داخلنا، وأنّ هذه العناصر ما زالت تحدد بعض سماتنا السلوكية الشائعة.
الأمر الغريب هو أننا نحب أن نتظاهر - مثل أرسطو - بعدم اشتراكنا بأي شيء مع الحيوانات الأدنى أو الأقل أهمية. إلا أن السمات المشتركة التي ورثناها عبر التاريخ التطوري الطويل تتسلل إلى السطح في كثير الأحيان، فتجبرنا على الاعتراف بها. هذه هي ما يطلق عليها المؤلف
«الفيلة في الدماغ» ( )
  TonyDib | Jan 28, 2022 |
There is nothing surprising or even taboo in this book. What sheltered lives do the authors lead?

This is one step above a bloke in a pub. An interesting, articulate guy but still not any kind of expert in the field. Scholarly paper - this is not. ( )
  Paul_S | Dec 23, 2020 |
I really didn't learn anything. We are primates who seek to elevate our status. Almost anything we do can be viewed in this light, if you squint hard enough. This really didn't add any "a-ha" moments, or "gotta tell someone this quote" moments, or "can't wait to read what's next moments" - nothing I really look for in a non-fiction book. It also can't help but be a downer that the author actually comes out and says he only wrote the thing as a vanity project, i.e. to elevate his status. It kind of shows. ( )
  Tytania | Oct 18, 2018 |
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