How Pleasure Works : The New Science of Why We Like What We Like

Name: How Pleasure Works : The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
Author: Paul Bloom
ISBN: 9780393340006

by Paul Bloom

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Why is an artistic masterpiece worth millions more than a convincing forgery? Pleasure works in mysterious ways, as Paul Bloom reveals in this investigation of what we desire and why. Drawing on a wealth of surprising studies, Bloom investigates pleasures noble and seamy, lofty and mundane, to reveal that our enjoyment of a given thing is determined not by what we can see and touch but by our beliefs about that thing's history, origin, and deeper nature.

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LanguageEnglish

PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

Publication DateJun. 20th, 2011

Pages280

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Dimensions6.57 x 8.23 x 0.80 inches

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"A book that is different from the slew already out there on the general subject of happiness. No advice here about how to become happier by organizing your closest; Bloom is after something deeper than the mere stuff of feeling good."

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Preface	p. xi
The Essence of Pleasure	p. 1
Foodies	p. 25
Bedtricks	p. 55
Irreplaceable	p. 91
Performance	p. 117
Imagination	p. 155
Safety and Pain	p. 177
Why Pleasure Matters	p. 203
Notes	p. 223
References	p. 241
Index	p. 265
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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

Publication DateJun. 20th, 2011

Pages280

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