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Irrationality

Book • 2019
In 'Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason', Justin E. H. Smith delves into the complex relationship between rationality and irrationality, arguing that irrationality is an ineradicable feature of human life.

The book spans diverse topics such as logic, dreams, art, pseudoscience, and the internet, highlighting how rationality and irrationality are intertwined in an endless cycle.

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