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The Enigma of Reason

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Last discussed May 7, 2026

Book by French psychologists Ugo Merier and Dan Sperber about evolutionary psychology and reasoning.

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Dr. Gad Saad
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Used for: Understanding how human reasoning actually works - to win arguments rather than seek truth Praised: Provides evolutionary perspective on why people resist evidence against their...

"I often now joke around that I should get some royalties from these guys because the number of times that I've plugged their book. There are these two French psychologists, Ugo Mercier and Dan Sperber. They wrote a book called The Enigma of Reason."

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