the case against reality donald d hoffman

Yet now these illusions can be manipulated by advertising and design.ĭrawing on thirty years of Hoffman's own influential research, as well as evolutionary biology, game theory, neuroscience, and philosophy, The Case Against Reality makes the mind-bending yet utterly convincing case that the world is nothing like what we see through our eyes. In a similar way, Hoffman argues, evolution has shaped our perceptions into simplistic illusions to help us navigate the world around us. Our visual perceptions are not a window onto reality, Hoffman shows us, but instead are interfaces constructed by natural selection. The objects we see around us are not unlike the file icons on our computer desktops: while shaped like a small folder on our screens, the files themselves are made of a series of ones and zeros - too complex for most of us to understand. In The Case Against Reality, pioneering cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman says- No, we see what we need in order to survive. Hoffman (Author) 517 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 5.49 Read with Our Free App Hardcover Paperback 10.11 4 Used from 7.44 21 New from 8.99 Great on Kindle Great Experience. Our visual perceptions are not a window onto reality, Hoffman shows us, but instead are interfaces constructed by natural selection. The judge in Donald Trump’s civil rape and defamation trial denied a request by the former president’s attorney to grant a mistrial in the case on Monday. The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes Hardcover 13 Aug. Digitally printed, with excellent print and paper qualityĭo we see the world as it truly is? In The Case Against Reality, pioneering cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman says no? we see what we need in order to survive.

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The case against reality donald d hoffman