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library of congress cataloging-in-publication data
Names: Pinker, Steven, 1954– author.
Title: Rationality : what it is, why it seems scarce, why it matters / Steven Pinker.
Description: 1st Edition. | New York : Viking, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021003592 (print) | LCCN 2021003593 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525561996 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780525562009 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593489352 (international edition)
Subjects: LCSH: Critical thinking. | Practical reason. | Choice (Psychology)
Classification: LCC BF441 .P56 2021 (print) | LCC BF441 (ebook) | DDC 153.4/2—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021003592
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021003593
Cover design: Pete Garceau
Designed by Meighan Cavanaugh, adapted for ebook by Cora Wigen
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