How pleasure works : why we like what we like
Bloom, Paul, 1963-2011
Book
We are attracted, whether we know it or not, to the hidden aspects of things and people. Some teenagers enjoy cutting themselves with razors. Some men pay good money to be spanked by prostitutes. The average Briton spends over a day a week watching television. The thought of sex with a virgin is intensely arousing to many men. Artwork can sell for millions of pounds. Food and alcohol are so compelling that they can come to dominate one's life. People slow their cars to look at gory accidents and go to sentimental movies that make them cry. In this revealing and witty account, Paul Bloom examines the science behind these curious desires, attractions and tastes, exploring one of the most fascinating and fundamental engines of human behaviour. Drawing on insights from child development, philosophy, neuroscience and behavioural economics, this book shows how certain universal habits of the human mind explain what we like and why we like it.
Main title:
How pleasure works : why we like what we like / Paul Bloom.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2011, c2010.
Collation:
xvi, 280 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published: London : Bodley Head, 2010.Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-264) and index.
ISBN:
9780099548768
Dewey class:
152.42
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
192295
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Health | HEALTH 152.42 BLOO | On loan - Due: 14 Jul 2026 |