{"product_id":"textbook-rationality-ivan-phillips-9781736578339","title":"Textbook Rationality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA primer on rational thinking... and a plan for teaching it in schools\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all want to be the rational parent, the rational consumer, and the rational voter. So why is it that so few of us can readily define what it means to think rationally? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this timely and inspiring book, Ivan Phillips argues that irrationality is rampant because we have never taught the key principles of rational thinking in schools. In concise and accessible writing, Textbook Rationality explains: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to distinguish rational thinking the from irrational and non-rational thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy rationality and critical thinking are not the same thing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use Bayesian reasoning to decide what is true\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to anticipate cognitive bias and employ countermeasures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to squeeze a course on rationality into a high school curriculum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivan Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736578332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736578339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Barley Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Ivan Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982188773631,"sku":"9781736578339","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f37518c9-df79-4cc2-9961-c155ea20a945.jpg?v=1683259737","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/textbook-rationality-ivan-phillips-9781736578339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}