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092			_aEBOOK OVERDRIVE
100	1		_aGottschall, Jonathan _eauthor _99795
245	1	4	_aThe Story Paradox : _bHow Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down / _cJonathan Gottschall.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _c2021.
300			_a1 online resource.
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505	0		_aThe girl in the woods -- The dark arts of storytelling -- The great war for Storyland -- The universal grammar -- Things fall apart -- The end of reality -- Conclusion: A call to adventure.
520			_aStorytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy itHumans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to storytelling we can no longer ignore. Storytelling, the very tradition that built human civilization, may be the thing that destroys it.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. The results challenge the idea that storytelling is an obvious force for good in human life. Yes, storytelling can bind groups together, but it is also the main force dragging people apart. And it's the best method we've ever devised for manipulating each other by circumventing rational thought. Behind all civilization's greatest ills--environmental destruction, runaway demagogues, warfare--you will always find the same master factor: a mind-disordering story.Gottschall argues that societies succeed or fail depending on how they manage these tensions. 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.With clarity and conviction, Gottschall reveals why our biggest asset has become our greatest threat, and what, if anything, can be done. 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?"
650		0	_aPersuasion (Rhetoric) _99796
650		0	_aStorytelling _xSocial aspects. _99797
650		0	_aStorytelling _xPsychological aspects _99798
650		0	_aRhetoric _xSocial aspects. _99799
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