What does it actually mean to be rational? Not Hollywood-style "rational," where you forsake all human feeling to embrace Cold Hard
Logic. Real rationality, of the sort studied by psychologists, social scientists, and mathematicians. The kind of rationality where
you make good decisions, even when it's hard; where you reason well, even in the face of massive uncertainty; where you recognize
and make full use of your fuzzy intuitions and emotions, rather than trying to discard them.
In "Rationality: From AI to Zombies," Eliezer Yudkowsky explains the science underlying human irrationality with a mix of fables,
argumentative essays, and personal vignettes. These eye-opening accounts of how the mind works (and how, all too often, it doesn't!)
are then put to the test through some genuinely difficult puzzles: computer scientists' debates about the future of artificial
intelligence (AI), physicists' debates about the relationship between the quantum and classical worlds, philosophers' debates
about the metaphysics of zombies and the nature of morality, and many more. In the process, "Rationality: From AI to Zombies"
delves into the human significance of correct reasoning more deeply than you'll find in any conventional textbook on cognitive
science or philosophy of mind.