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Cognitive Biases

    The best books on The Psychology of War, recommended by Rose McDermott

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    The best books on The Psychology of War - How Statesmen Think: The Psychology of International Politics by Robert Jervis

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    How Statesmen Think: The Psychology of International Politics
    by Robert Jervis

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    The best books on The Psychology of War - Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence by Dale Peterson & Richard Wrangham

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    Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
    by Dale Peterson & Richard Wrangham

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    The best books on The Psychology of War - Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger

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    Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
    by Sebastian Junger

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    The best books on The Psychology of War - Sex and World Peace by Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Chad Emmett, Mary Caprioli & Valerie Hudson

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    Sex and World Peace
    by Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Chad Emmett, Mary Caprioli & Valerie Hudson

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    The best books on The Psychology of War - Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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    Thinking, Fast and Slow
    by Daniel Kahneman

  • The best books on The Psychology of War - How Statesmen Think: The Psychology of International Politics by Robert Jervis
  • The best books on The Psychology of War - Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence by Dale Peterson & Richard Wrangham
  • The best books on The Psychology of War - Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger
  • The best books on The Psychology of War - Sex and World Peace by Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Chad Emmett, Mary Caprioli & Valerie Hudson
  • The best books on The Psychology of War - Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

The best books on The Psychology of War, recommended by Rose McDermott

Traditionally, the study of international relations has been about institutions, not individuals and the psychology that motivates them. But that is changing. Rose McDermott, professor of international relations at Brown University, introduces the work of Robert Jarvis and others pioneering the field of ‘political psychology.’

The best books on The Psychology of War, recommended by Rose McDermott

    The best books on Essentialism, recommended by Susan Gelman

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    The best books on Essentialism - The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould

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    The Mismeasure of Man
    by Stephen Jay Gould

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    The best books on Essentialism - The Bad Seed by William March

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    The Bad Seed
    by William March

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    The best books on Essentialism - How Pleasure Works by Paul Bloom

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    How Pleasure Works
    by Paul Bloom

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    The best books on Essentialism - The Edge of Islam by Janet McIntosh

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    The Edge of Islam
    by Janet McIntosh

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    The best books on Essentialism - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

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    Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
    by Carol Dweck

  • The best books on Essentialism - The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould
  • The best books on Essentialism - The Bad Seed by William March
  • The best books on Essentialism - How Pleasure Works by Paul Bloom
  • The best books on Essentialism - The Edge of Islam by Janet McIntosh
  • The best books on Essentialism - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

The best books on Essentialism, recommended by Susan Gelman

Putting people and things into categories is something we all do. It’s a useful shortcut but reveals biases. And it plays a role in everything from ethnic violence to childhood development, as psychologist Susan Gelman explains.

The best books on Essentialism, recommended by Susan Gelman

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