Books by Daniel M. Wegner
“The Illusion of Conscious Will is ostensibly a social psychology book, as opposed to an evolutionary psychology book. Wegner was at Harvard, and is one of the greatest ever psychologists. He argues that we are usually mistaken about this impression of conscious will; we usually infer an intention to do something from our actions, rather than from actually being able to consciously make something happen. He pulls together a lot of evidence.” Read more...
The best books on Evolutionary Psychology
Chris Paley, Science Writer
Interviews where books by Daniel M. Wegner were recommended
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Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind
by David M Buss -
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Homicide
by Martin Daly and Margo Wilson -
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The Language Instinct
by Steven Pinker -
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Death from a Distance and the Birth of a Humane Universe
by Joanne Souza & Paul M. Bingham -
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The Illusion of Conscious Will
by Daniel M. Wegner
The best books on Evolutionary Psychology, recommended by Chris Paley
The best books on Evolutionary Psychology, recommended by Chris Paley
Human traits are a product of natural selection—and the story of how we have evolved explains many of our psychological quirks today. Chris Paley, author of Unthink and Beyond Bad, recommends five of the best evolutionary psychology books—and explains how experimental data might finally get to the bottom of the question of free will.
