Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious
Timothy D. Wilson
résumé
"Know thyself," a precept as old as Socrates, is still good advice. But is introspection the best path to self-knowledge? What are we trying to discover, anyway? In an eye-opening tour of the unconscious, as contemporary psychological science has redefined it, Timothy D. Wilson introduces us to a hidden mental world of judgments, feelings, and motives that introspection may never show us.
contents
Preface
1. Freud’s Genius, Freud’s Myopia
2. The Adaptive Unconscious
3. Who’s in Charge?
4. Knowing Who We Are
5. Knowing Why
6. Knowing How We Feel
7. Knowing How We Will Feel
8. Introspection and Self-Narratives
9. Looking Outward to Know Ourselves
10. Observing and Changing Our Behavior
Notes
Bibliography
Index
