Inevitable Illusions

"Fascinating and insightful. . . . I cannot recall a book that has made me think more about the nature of thinking." — Richard C. Lewontin

Harvard University

Everyone knows that optical illusions trick us because of the way we see. Now scientists have discovered that cognitive illusions, a set of biases deeply embedded in the human mind, can actually distort the way w...

"Fascinating and insightful. . . . I cannot recall a book that has made me think more about the nature of thinking." — Richard C. Lewontin

Harvard University

Everyone knows that optical illusions trick us because of the way we see. Now scientists have discovered that cognitive illusions, a set of biases deeply embedded in the human mind, can actually distort the way we think.

In Inevitable Illusions, distinguished cognitive researcher Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini takes us on a provocative, challenging, and thoroughly entertaining exploration of the games our minds play. He opens the doors onto the newly charted realm of the cognitive unconscious to reveal the full range of illusions, showing how they inhibit our ability to reason—no matter what our educational background or IQ. Inevitable Illusions is stimulating, eye-opening food for thought.

马西莫，皮亚泰利－帕尔马里尼教授，在美国马萨诸塞技术学院认知科学中心从事研究工作。著作颇丰，特点是深入浅出，对专业性很强的问题作出通俗的解释。

《不可避免的错误》在美国被几所大学当作教科书。本书已出版意大利文、英文、法文、德文、西班牙文、葡萄牙文和荷兰文七种版本。

欧阳绛，山西大学教授，毕业于北京大学数学系。曾在钱学森和许国志先生指导下从事运筹学研究。1980年起在山西大学讲授世界数学史。2003年以后在山西大学讲授思维科学和问题求解。译著有G.波利亚著《数学的发现》、H.伊夫斯著《数学史概论》等。著作有数学《数学游戏》、《解决问题的技巧》等。