Bibliograph

The case against reality, why evolution hid the truth from our eyes, Donald Hoffman

Type

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The case against reality, why evolution hid the truth from our eyes, Donald Hoffman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-235) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The case against reality

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Donald Hoffman

Sub title

why evolution hid the truth from our eyes

Summary

Challenging leading scientific theories that claim our senses are objective, a groundbreaking examination of human perception reveals its evolutionary importance and how it is used today in marketing, design, and personal safety

Table Of Contents

Mystery: the scalpel that split consciousness -- Beauty: sirens of the gene -- Reality: capers of the unseen sun -- Sensory: fitness beats truth -- Illusory: the bluff of a desktop -- Gravity: spacetime is doomed -- Virtuality: inflating a holoworld -- Polychromy: mutations of an interface -- Scrutiny: you get what you need, in both life and business -- Community: the network of conscious agents -- Precisely: the right to be wrong

Target audience

adult

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