A mind of its own; how your brain distorts and deceives.9780393062137 A mind of its own; how your brain distorts and deceives. Fine, Cordelia Cordelia, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus. Cordelia gentle daughter of Lear. [Br. Lit.: King Lear] See : Gentleness Cordelia . W.W. Norton 2006 243 pages $24.95 Hardcover BF697 People trust their brains more than anything, but Fine (applied philosophy and public ethics ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a , U. of Melbourne, Australia) says that trust is unwarranted. She reports research that brains are deceitful, vain-glorious, emotional and immoral, pigheaded pig·head·ed adj. Stupidly obstinate. See Synonyms at obstinate. pig  head , secretive se·cre·tive adj. Having or marked by an inclination to secrecy; not open, forthright, or frank. See Synonyms at silent. se , and weak-willed, and bigots. She does not conclude that we would be better without them. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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