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02119aam a2200313Mi 4500 001 CEEDA3F2673211EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231010010145 008 200419t20202019nju b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0691210519 020 $a 9780691210513 035 $a (OCoLC)1151080247 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d ONB $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d ATXAS $d UIB $d SILO 050 4 $a B824.2 $b .S65 2020 082 04 $a 128.33 $2 23 100 1 $a Smith, Justin E. H., $e author. 245 10 $a Irrationality : $b a history of the dark side of reason / $c Justin E.H. Smith. 264 1 $a Princeton, New Jersey : $b Princeton University Press, $c 2020. 300 $a xi, 338 pages : $b illustration ; $c 21 cm. 500 $a "New preface by author" --Cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-332) and index. 505 0 $a Preface -- Preamble: a mathematician's murder -- Introduction -- The self-devouring octopus, or, logic -- "No-brainers", or, reason in nature -- The sleep of reason, or, dreams -- Dreams into things, or, art -- "I believe because it is absurd", or, pseudoscience -- Enlightenment, or, myth Enlightenment into myth -- The human beast, or, the Internet -- Explosions, or, jokes and lies --The impossible symbolism, or, death -- Conclusion. 520 $a "In this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump, Justin Smith argues that irrationality makes up the greater part of human life and history. Ranging across philosophy, politics, and current events, he shows that, throughout history, every triumph of reason has been temporary and reversible, and that rational schemes often result in their polar opposite. Illuminating unreason at a moment when the world appears to have gone mad again, Irrationality is timely, provocative, and fascinating" --Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Practical reason. 650 0 $a Irrationalism (Philosophy) 941 $a 1 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010022035.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CEEDA3F2673211EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search