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Liked It “According to Freud and other intellectuals and philosophers, intuition is unsound and has no merit. Freud warns not to put any value on gut feelings. Instead, people should trust logic and reasoning. German psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer begs to differ. He claims that intuition often works far...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“very tecky was hoping for more ecclectic......my gut feeling was wrong”
ed e wrote this review Thursday, September 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“According to Freud and other intellectuals and philosophers, intuition is unsound and has no merit. Freud warns not to put any value on gut feelings. Instead, people should trust logic and reasoning. German psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer begs to differ. He claims that intuition often works far better than reason to solve problems and make decisions. Gigerenzer details numerous studies that repeatedly demonstrate intuition’s ability to trump logic. He illustrates how people with less information often make better decisions than experts. getAbstract recommends Gigerenzer’s book to people who want to understand and improve the way they make decisions. As Alexander Pope said, “Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise.” Gigerenzer might agree. What do you think? More to the point, what do you feel in your gut? ”
getAbstract wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a quaint little book on a subject that I probably never would have considered had I not randomly seen it in a bookstore. ”
Michael wrote this review Sunday, April 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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