This book explains why and how individuals (of all ages and levels of intelligence) and organizations act in ways that undermine their interests and even continued existence. A novel four-factor explanatory theory sheds light on a topic of universal interest: the everyday foolishness of humans.
This book explains why and how individuals (of all ages and levels of intelligence) and organizations act in ways that undermine their interests and even continued existence. A novel four-factor explanatory theory sheds light on a topic of universal interest: the everyday foolishness of humans.
Stephen Greenspan is professor emeritus of educational psychology at the University of Connecticut. He serves often as an expert forensic witness in criminal and civil cases where social-cognitive impairment is a mitigating or explanatory factor. He writes a blog for Psychology Today on the topic of human incompetence.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations ... Foreword, by Robert B. Shilkret ... Preface ... Acknowledgments ... Part I.Overview of Foolishness ... OnePopular and Religious Conceptions of Foolishness ... TwoFoolishness as Inattention to Risk ... ThreeAn Explanatory Model of Human Foolishness ... FourFactors That Contribute to Foolish Action ... Part II.Forms of Foolishness ... FivePractical Foolishness ... SixNon-induced Social Foolishness ... SevenInduced Social Foolishness ... Part III.Implications of Foolishness .. EightFoolishness in Collectivities ... NineFoolishness in Vulnerable Populations ... TenFoolishness and Crime ... Part IV.From Foolishness to Wisdom ... ElevenWhat Makes Donald Trump a Fool? ... TwelveSome Advice for Surmounting Foolishness ... ThirteenIn Pursuit of Common Sense ... References ... Index . About the Authors ...
List of Illustrations ... Foreword, by Robert B. Shilkret ... Preface ... Acknowledgments ... Part I.Overview of Foolishness ... OnePopular and Religious Conceptions of Foolishness ... TwoFoolishness as Inattention to Risk ... ThreeAn Explanatory Model of Human Foolishness ... FourFactors That Contribute to Foolish Action ... Part II.Forms of Foolishness ... FivePractical Foolishness ... SixNon-induced Social Foolishness ... SevenInduced Social Foolishness ... Part III.Implications of Foolishness .. EightFoolishness in Collectivities ... NineFoolishness in Vulnerable Populations ... TenFoolishness and Crime ... Part IV.From Foolishness to Wisdom ... ElevenWhat Makes Donald Trump a Fool? ... TwelveSome Advice for Surmounting Foolishness ... ThirteenIn Pursuit of Common Sense ... References ... Index . About the Authors ...
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