On Being Certain

Author	: Robert Alan Burton
Publisher	: Macmillan
Total Pages	: 276
Release	: 2009-03-17
ISBN-10	: 031254152X
ISBN-13	: 9780312541521
Rating	: 4/5 (521 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis On Being Certain by : Robert Alan Burton

Download or read book On Being Certain written by Robert Alan Burton and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neurologist Robert Burton challenges common notions about how people think about what they know, demonstrating how the feeling of certainty comes from a place beyond knowledge and control and is a mental sensation, not evidence of fact.

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