Paul Bloom

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How Pleasure Works

Why we like what we like

Beschreibung

We are attracted, whether we know it or not, to the hidden aspects of things and people. Some teenagers enjoy cutting themselves with razors. Some men pay good money to be spanked by prostitutes. The average Briton spends over a day a week watching television. This title examines the science behind these curious desires, attractions and tastes.

Autor

Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at University of Toronto and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. His research explores the psychology of morality, identity and pleasure. Bloom is the recipient of multiple awards and honours, including most recently the million-dollar Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. He has written for scientific journals such as Nature and Science, and for the New York Times, New Yorker, Atlantic and Guardian. He is the author or editor of eight books, including Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, Descartes' Baby, Against Empathy and most recently The Sweet Spot.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vintage Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 130mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 220g
• ISBN-13: 9780099548768
• ISBN-10: 0099548763
• Artikelnr.: 33129612