Eleanor Gordon-Smith Eleanor Gordon-Smith i(15507098 works by)
Gender: Female
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Eleanor Gordon-Smith has taught philosophy and ethics at The University of Sydney, and studied philosophy at Princeton University. She has written for publications such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Meanjin and The Junkee. She is also a radio producer, including the 'The Philosopher's Zone' on ABC Radio National. 

Eleanor's first publication - Stop Being Reasonable - debuted in 2019.

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y separately published work icon Stop Being Reasonable What Makes You So Sure You’re Not Wrong? Kensington : NewSouth Publishing , 2019 15507170 2019 selected work biography

'What if you’re not who you think you are?
What if you don’t really know the people closest to you?
And what if your most deeply-held beliefs turn out to be … wrong?

'In Stop Being Reasonable, philosopher Eleanor Gordon-Smith tells gripping true stories that show the limits of human reason. Susie realises her husband harbours a terrible secret, Dylan leaves the cult he’s been raised in since birth and, after impersonating someone else for a month on reality TV, Alex discovers he can no longer return to his former identity. All of them radically alter their beliefs about the things that matter most.

'What makes them change course? What does this say about our own beliefs? And, in an increasingly divided world, what does it teach us about how we might change the minds of others?

'Inspiring, perceptive and full of moving stories, Stop Being Reasonable is an illuminating exploration of the place where philosophy and real life meet.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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