Believing in Magic
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Believing in Magic
| Full title | Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition |
|---|---|
| Author | Stuart A. Vyse |
| Published | 1997 |
| Pages | 257 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Vyse’s survey of why superstition persists — the reinforcement schedules that manufacture it, the conditions under which people reach for it, and why intelligence is close to no protection. |
Where I heard about it
- Unknown — saved as a bare Amazon link to my “Books To Read” list, sometime in 2024–2026.
Connections
- Behavioral Economics — the adjacent literature on systematic error.
- Faith — the distinction the book is implicitly arguing about.
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