Understanding Stupidity
by James F. Welles, Ph. D.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
PREFACE UPDATED
INTRODUCTION
DEFINING STUPIDITY
The LiteratureStupidity as NormalIntelligence
JudgmentsCoping?Contributing FactorsAnimal
StupidityThe Evolution of Human Stupidity The
Ontogeny of Human Stupidity
THE SCHEMA AS ADAPTIVE
LanguageNormsGroupsRoles
THE SCHEMA AS MALADAPTIVE
PerceptionEgoAnxietyMental Illness
Genius
Learning
THE CULTURAL BASIS OF STUPIDITY
ReligionIdeologyCommunicationPoliticsEconomics
SocietyTechnologyArt
A HISTORY OF WESTERN STUPIDITY
115 GreeceRomeThe CrusadesThe Renaissance
The ReformationThe American RevolutionFrance and Napoleon
The Germ Theory in MedicineCommunismWorld Wars
The Bay of PigsVietnamWatergate
MODERN AMERICAN STUPIDITY
PluralismImageLanguageThe MediaGovernment
The EconomySocietyForeign PolicyThe EnvironmentArt
EducationIdentity
THE FUTURE OF STUPIDITY AND VICE VERSA
FailureLimitationsReformersCrisesScienceMyths
"Freedom"MoralityHumanity
EPILOGUE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ADDENDUM
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