Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it Humans are Storytelling animals.
It is a call to stop asking, How we can change the world through stories? and start asking, How can we save the world from stories?.
With clarity and conviction, Gottschall reveals why our biggest asset has become our greatest threat, and what, if anything, can be done.
And it has only become harder, as new technologies that amplify the effects of disinformation campaigns, conspiracy theories, and fake news make separating fact from fiction nearly impossible.
Gottschall argues that Societies succeed or fail depending on how they manage these tensions.
Behind all civilization\'s greatest ills--environmental destruction, runaway demagogues, warfare--you will always find the same master factor: a mind-disordering story.
And it\'s the best method we\'ve ever devised for manipulating each other by circumventing rational thought.
Yes, Storytelling can bind groups together, but it is also the main force dragging people apart.
The results challenge the idea that Storytelling is an obvious force for good in human life.
In The Story Paradox , Gottschall explores how a broad consortium of psychologists, communications specialists, neuroscientists, and literary quants are using the scientific method to study how stories affect our brains.
Storytelling, the very tradition that built human civilization, may be the thing that destroys it.
But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to Storytelling we can no longer ignore.
Countless books celebrate their virtues.
Stories are what make our Societies possible.
Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it Humans are Storytelling animals
