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Being Wrong Kathryn Schulz

Being Wrong By Kathryn Schulz

Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz


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Summary

A book that asks - and answers - one of life's most uncomfortable questions: what if I'm wrong?

Being Wrong Summary

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz

Being wrong is an inescapable part of being alive. And yet we go through life tacitly assuming (or loudly insisting) that we are right about nearly everything - from our political beliefs to our private memories, from our grasp of scientific fact to the merits of our favourite team. Being Wrong looks at why this conviction has such a powerful grip on us, what happens when this conviction is shaken, and how we interpret the moral, political and psychological significance of being wrong. Drawing on philosophies old and new and cutting-edge neuroscience, Schulz offers an exploration of the allure of certainty and the necessity of fallibility in four main areas: in religion (when the end of the world fails to be nigh); in politics (where were those WMD?); in memory (where are my keys?); and in love (when Mr or Ms Right becomes Mr or Ms Wrong).

About Kathryn Schulz

Kathryn Schulz has written for a number of US publications from Rolling Stone to the New York Times, on subjects as varied as right-wing film festivals to the impact of antidepressant use on Japanese culture. In 2004 she was awarded a Pew Fellowship in International Journalism. www.beingwrongbook.com

Additional information

GOR003204548
9781846270741
184627074X
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Granta Books
20110602
416
Short-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2010 (UK)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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