The Elephant in the Brain

书名：The Elephant in the BrainHiddenMotivesinEverydayLife
作者：KevinSimler/RobinHanson
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ISBN：9780190495992
出版社：OxfordUniversityPress
出版时间：2018-1-2
格式：epub/mobi/azw3/pdf
页数：416
豆瓣评分： 7.8

书籍简介：

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better – and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the extent of our selfishness. This is "the elephant in the brain." Such an introspective taboo makes it hard for us to think clearly about our nature and the explanations for our behavior. The aim of this book, then, is to confront our hidden motives directly – to track down the darker, unexamined corners of our psyches and blast them with floodlights. Then, once everything is clearly visible, we can work to better understand ourselves: Why do we laugh? Why are artists sexy? Why do we brag about travel? Why do we prefer to speak rather than listen? Our unconscious motives drive more than just our private behavior; they also infect our venerated social institutions such as Art, School, Charity, Medicine, Politics, and Religion. In fact, these institutions are in many ways designed to accommodate our hidden motives, to serve covert agendas alongside their "official" ones. The existence of big hidden motives can upend the usual political debates, leading one to question the legitimacy of these social institutions, and of standard policies designed to favor or discourage them. You won't see yourself – or the world – the same after confronting the elephant in the brain.

作者简介：

Kevin Simler is a writer and software engineer currently living in Brooklyn, NY. He's worked for ten years as a programmer, product designer, and engineering director, and continues to advise startups about technology, leadership, and recruiting.

Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He has a doctorate in social science, master's degrees in physics and philosophy, and nine years of experience as a research programmer in artificial intelligence and Bayesian statistics. With over 3100 citations and sixty academic publications, he's recognized not only for his contributions to economics (especially, pioneering the theory and use of prediction markets), but also for the wide range of fields in which he's been published. He is the author of The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth (OUP 2016).

书友短评：

@ Ein 四分之一干货.ugly motivations are acceptable. @ 行✈知 头脑里的大象 @ c# the elephant in the room违反和反违反社会规范 秘密的公开程度 竟和高压声盟 自我的隐藏动机 医院普遍误诊率>40% 有时治愈常常帮助总是安慰 art snob艺术势利小人 身体语言和笑的精确含义 货比3 @ Joy 1) 生活中（主要是职场）的博弈大多是零和而不是正和；2）要学会看懂别人没有表达出来的的隐藏动机；3）适时点评出来 @ Stoicism 要认识到零和博弈是竞争的常态，社会规范来防止恶性竞争。认识隐藏动机非常重要，比如广告也要建立自己的声望体系。揭发动机没有意义，分析、认识什么是重要动机，利用动机去做好事。 @ 嗯. 自私自利也能办成好事，结果重要，但不代表人的“动机”不重要。有不良动机就要有被诛心的准备 @ 司马文岚 “自欺”“欺人” @ Orange All the cliche but so cute @ c# the elephant in the room违反和反违反社会规范 秘密的公开程度 竟和高压声盟 自我的隐藏动机 医院普遍误诊率>40% 有时治愈常常帮助总是安慰 art snob艺术势利小人 身体语言和笑的精确含义 货比3 @ Visada 【听】

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