Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

In the course of explaining his revolutionary work on judgment, decision making, happiness and well-being, in Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman tackles a host of other fascinating issues: the role of overconfidence and optimism; the difference between our experiencing and remembering selves; when you can trust an expert; how individuals, businesses, and governments should think about risk; the nature of regret and stereotyping; and very much more.

First published:: 2011
Published by:: Allen Lane
Length:: Hardcover 499 pages

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About the author

Daniel Kahneman is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University and Professor of Psychology Public Affairs Emeritus at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his pioneering work with Amos Tversky on decision making.