The Nature and Function of Intuitive Thought and Decision Making
This book focuses on the very nature and function of intuitive thought. It presents an up-to-date scientific model on how the non-conscious and intuitive thought processes work in human beings. The model is based on mainstream theorizing on intuition, as
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Lauri Järvilehto
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SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
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Lauri Järvilehto
The Nature and Function of Intuitive Thought and Decision Making
123
Lauri Järvilehto Aalto University Espoo Finland
ISSN 2211-7644 ISSN 2211-7652 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research ISBN 978-3-319-18175-2 ISBN 978-3-319-18176-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18176-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015938756 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life—there, if one must speak out, the real man. —Marcus Aurelius
Preface
This book is about intuition: thinking and decision-making driven by the nonconscious mind. The question of intuitive thinking is ever the more pressing today, in a world that is changing faster all the time. The ability to commit decision-making to the rapid non-conscious mind and to differentiate between viable and non-viable intuition is critical to functioning in today’s fast-paced world. But what is intuition? And how can we work with it? What, in other words, are the nature and function of intuitive thought? Research in the last few decades by, in particular, the proponents of the dual process theories of cognition offers us a powerful, scientifically credible basis to study intuition. In the framework of the dual process theories, backed up by findings in positive psychology, evolutionary psychology, neuroscience and the philosophy of the mind, intuition can be defined as the capacity to carry out viable non-conscious cognitive operations within a valid
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