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How pleasure works : why we like what we like

Bloom, Paul, 1963-2011
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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.
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
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the Dock-HealthHEALTH 152.42 BLOOOn loan - Due: 14 Jul 2026
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