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100			_aBasu, Kaushik
245			_aReason to be happy : _bon the unexpected benefits of thinking clearly _cby Kaushik Basu
260			_bPenguin, _aLondon : _c©2024
300			_a219 p. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_t1 REASONING, HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS 'If I were you' Bertrand Russell's chicken Melancholia Intelligence and emotions The world is your laboratory _t2 GAME THEORY IN EVERYDAY LIFE Is jogging worth it? The origins of game theory Prisoner's Dilemma The Stag Hunt Nash equilibrium Why we don't get angry at tigers _t3 THE ARITHMETIC OF ANXIETY Why everyone is attractive on Miami's South Beach Why do my friends have more friends than I do? From John Nash to Ogden Nash _t4 SCEPTICISM AND PARADOX God, scepticism and a way of life Assumptions in the woodwork Seeing, hearing and mearing Can it be rational to be irrational? Is politics too much like football? Determinism and choice The value of regret _t5 GRETA'S DILEMMA The invisible hand of malevolence Greta's Dilemma and group moral responsibility The Samaritan's Curse _t6 COLLECTIVE ACTION Corporations as guilt shelters Oppression and the Incarceration Game For a better world, beyond the game of life
650			_aSelf help
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