When everyone knows that everyone knows..

When everyone knows that everyone knows.. Common knowledge and the mysteries of money, power, and everyday life

Steven Pinker, 1954-

Large print - 2025

"Common knowledge is necessary for making arbitrary but complementary choices like driving on the right, using paper currency, and coalescing behind a political leader. Steven Pinker shows how the hidden logic of common knowledge can make sense of financial bubbles and crashes, revolutions that come out of nowhere, the posturing and pretense of diplomacy, and the eruption of cancel culture. Consistently riveting, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . . invites us to understand the ways we try to get into each other's heads"--

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Subjects
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Communication.
Common sense.
sociology of knowledge.
epistemology.
Informational works.
Large type books.
large type books.
Livres en gros caractères.
Genres
Informational works
Large type books
large type books
Livres en gros caractères
Published
[Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage company 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Steven Pinker, 1954- (author)
Edition
Large print edition
Physical Description
553 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-549).
ISBN
9781420526363
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. The Emperor, the Elephant, and the Matzo Ball
  • Chapter 2. Common Knowledge and Common Sense
  • Chapter 3. Fun and Games
  • Chapter 4. Reading the Mind of a Mind Reader
  • Chapter 5. The Department of Social Relations
  • Chapter 6. Laughing, Crying, Blushing, Staring, Glaring
  • Chapter 7. Weasel Words
  • Chapter 8. The Canceling Instinct
  • Chapter 9. Radical Honesty, Radical Hypocrisy
  • Notes
  • References
  • About The Author

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