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When everyone knows that everyone knows... : common knowledge and the mysteries of money, power, and everyday life / Steven Pinker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pinker, Steven, 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Knowledge, Sociology of.
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Communication.
- Common sense.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 364 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner, [2025]
- Contents:
- The emperor, the elephant, and the matzo ball
- Common knowledge and common sense
- Fun and games
- Reading the mind of a mind reader
- The department of social relations
- Laughing, crying, blushing, staring, glaring
- Weasel words
- The canceling instinct
- Radical honesty, radical hypocrisy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-343) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781668011607 (electronic bk.)
- 1668011603 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032949959
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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