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) |
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.