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Dec 20, 2007

"The heart has reasons which the reason cannot understand." --Blaise Pascal

The Anatomy of Reasoning

In "Why?" the Columbia University scholar Charles Tilly sets out to make sense of our reasons for giving reasons. Tilly seeks to decode the structure of everyday social interaction, and the result is a book that forces readers to reexamine everything from the way they talk to their children to the way they argue about politics. Malcolm Gladwell, author of bestsellers "The Tipping Point" and "Blink," reviews Tilly’s work, using engaging and diverse examples, from tattle-taling to restorative justice.

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