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" Everything is obvious : "
Duncan J. Watts.
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BL
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678720
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b500909
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| Main Entry
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Watts, Duncan J.,1971-
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Everything is obvious : : once you know the answer /\ Duncan J. Watts.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Crown Business,, 2011.
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xx, 342 p. ;; 21 cm.
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0307951790
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: 9780307951793 (paper bk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The myth of common sense -- Thinking about thinking -- The wisdom (and madness) of crowds -- Special people -- History, the fickle teacher -- The dream of prediction -- The best laid plans -- The measure of all things -- Fairness and justice -- The proper study of mankind.
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| Abstract
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Discusses how the concept of common sense is inadequate in an increasingly complex world and draws on multiple disciplines to offer insight into the sources of such topics as popularity, economics, and self-deception.
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Common sense.
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Reasoning.
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Thought and thinking.
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| Dewey Classification
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153.4
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BF441.W347 2011
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| Cover Title
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Everything is obvious : How common sense fails us.
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