Neil comments on Recommended reading for new rationalists - Less Wrong

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Comment author: XFrequentist 09 July 2009 10:57:05PM 0 points [-]

One of my favorite books, but do you think it's appropriate for this list?

Comment author: Neil 10 July 2009 03:35:04PM 0 points [-]

I think, to really think about human rationality and irrationality, you need to be able to consider the mind from an evolutionary perspective. Is there a better introduction to evolutionary thinking out there?

I can only add it was very influential for me. I read this and The Extended Phenotype in succession and while I certainly understood evolution before reading them, I certainly understood it on a whole new level afterwards.