The Wall of Ignorance: Why We're Wrong About the World and People—and What to Do About It
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The Wall of Ignorance: Why We're Wrong About the World and People—and What to Do About It
9.99 €
Why do the same facts lead people to opposite conclusions? Why don't discussions lead to mutual understanding? And why can belief in objective truth be no less destructive than fanaticism?
"The Wall of Ignorance" is one of Takeshi Yoro's most famous and discussed books, a perennial bestseller in Japan. It explores the limits of human understanding and the dangerous illusion that we truly know how the world works.
Yoro, a neuroscientist and philosopher, systematically dismantles the familiar pillars of modern consciousness—science, the education system, the culture of correct answers—and shows how they become mechanisms of intellectual complacency. We think that if we read, watch, and discuss more, the truth will become obvious. But the author convinces us otherwise: humans can only understand what their own thinking allows. Everything else is ignored or rejected. This is how the illusion of understanding arises—the most persistent and dangerous form of ignorance. This book does not offer ready-made truths, but it gives back to the reader an ability that is rare today: to clearly see the boundaries of one’s own knowledge.
"The Wall of Ignorance" is one of Takeshi Yoro's most famous and discussed books, a perennial bestseller in Japan. It explores the limits of human understanding and the dangerous illusion that we truly know how the world works.
Yoro, a neuroscientist and philosopher, systematically dismantles the familiar pillars of modern consciousness—science, the education system, the culture of correct answers—and shows how they become mechanisms of intellectual complacency. We think that if we read, watch, and discuss more, the truth will become obvious. But the author convinces us otherwise: humans can only understand what their own thinking allows. Everything else is ignored or rejected. This is how the illusion of understanding arises—the most persistent and dangerous form of ignorance. This book does not offer ready-made truths, but it gives back to the reader an ability that is rare today: to clearly see the boundaries of one’s own knowledge.
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