Stop Being Reasonable - by Eleanor Gordon-Smith (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>What if you're not who you think you are? What if you don't really know the people closest to you? And what if your most deeply-held beliefs turn out to be. wrong? In Stop Being Reasonable, philosopher Eleanor Gordon-Smith tells gripping true stories that show the limits of human reason. Susie realises her husband harbours a terrible secret, Dylan leaves the cult he's been raised in since birth, Alex discovers he can no longer return to his former identity after impersonating someone else on reality TV. All of them radically alter their beliefs about the things that matter most. What makes them change course? What does this say about our own beliefs? And, in an increasingly divided world, what does it teach us about how we might change the minds of others? Stop Being Reasonable is a mind-changing exploration of the murky place where philosophy and real life meet.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A thought-provoking exploration of how people really change their minds, and how persuasion is possible.<br></b><br>In <i>Stop Being Reasonable</i>, Eleanor Gordon-Smith weaves a narrative that illustrates the limits of human reason. <p/>Here, she tells the stories of people who have radically altered their beliefs--from the woman who had to reckon with her husband's terrible secret to the man who finally left the cult he had been raised in since birth. Gordon-Smith shows how we can change the course of our own lives, and asks: what made someone change course? How should their reversals affect how we think about our own beliefs? And in an increasingly divided world, what do they teach us about how we might change the minds of others?<br>Inspiring, perceptive, and moving, <i>Stop Being Reasonable</i> explores why resistance to evidence is often rooted in self-preservation and fear, why we feel shame in admitting we are wrong, and why who we believe is often more important than what we believe. This fascinating book will completely change the way you look at the power of persuasion.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"I knew how piercingly smart Eleanor Gordon-Smith is, and what a curious and resolute interviewer. But I was unprepared for how entertainingly she writes! I read this with pleasure."<br>--<b><i>Ira Glass, host of This American Life</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Eleanor Gordon-Smith</b> is a writer and radio broadcaster working at the intersection of academic ethics and the chaos of human life. Currently at Princeton University, she has produced The Philosopher's Zone on Australia's Radio National, appeared as the 'Clinical Ethicist' on 702 Sydney radio, and lectured on ethics, from political contract theory to the philosophy of sex, at the University of Sydney. Her work has appeared on NPR's This American Life, and in the <i>Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, </i> and <i>Meanjin</i>.
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