{"product_id":"irrationality-a-history-of-the-dark-side-of-reason-9780691210513","title":"Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom sex and music to religion and politics, a history of irrationality and the ways in which it has always been with us--and always will be\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump, Justin Smith argues that irrationality makes up the greater part of human life and history. Ranging across philosophy, politics, and current events, he shows that, throughout history, every triumph of reason has been temporary and reversible, and that rational schemes often result in their polar opposite. Illuminating unreason at a moment when the world appears to have gone mad again, \u003ci\u003eIrrationality \u003c\/i\u003eis timely, provocative, and fascinating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691210513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Justin E. H. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026501161141,"sku":"9780691210513","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_973bf3d4-a3bf-43bc-b21d-627da0a28b36.jpg?v=1609190595","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/irrationality-a-history-of-the-dark-side-of-reason-9780691210513","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}