Being Wrong
Adventures in the Margin of Error
by Kathryn Schulz
- 27 Want to read
- 1 Currently reading
- 2 Have read
Being wrong is an inescapable part of being alive. And yet we go through life tacitly assuming (or loudly insisting) that we are right about nearly everything - from our political beliefs to our private memories, from our grasp of scientific fact to the merits of our favourite team. Being Wrong looks at why this conviction has such a powerful grip on us, what happens when this conviction is shaken, and how we interpret the moral, political and psychological significance of being wrong. Drawing on philosophies old and new and cutting-edge neuroscience, Schulz offers an exploration of the allure of certainty and the necessity of fallibility in four main areas: in religion (when the end of the world fails to be nigh); in politics (where were those WMD?); in memory (where are my keys?); and in love (when Mr or Ms Right becomes Mr or Ms Wrong).
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error
Jan 04, 2011, Ecco
paperback
0061176052 9780061176050
|
zzzz
|
2
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error
Sep 01, 2010, Brand: Portobello Books, Portobello Books
paperback
1846270731 9781846270734
|
zzzz
|
3
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error
June 8, 2010, Ecco
Hardcover
0061176044 9780061176043
|
aaaa
|
4
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error
2010, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
0061997935 9780061997938
|
zzzz
|
5
|
eeee
|
Book Details
Classifications
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Source records
- amazon.com record
- Internet Archive item record
- Internet Archive item record
- Internet Archive item record
- marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record
- Library of Congress MARC record
- Internet Archive item record
- Better World Books record
- marc_columbia MARC record
- marc_columbia MARC record
- Harvard University record
Links outside Open Library
Community Reviews (0)
Lists
| May 30, 2025 | Edited by Tom Morris | Merge works |
| August 15, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| July 29, 2014 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
| April 28, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the work. |
| March 16, 2010 | Created by WorkBot | work found |