by José Antonio Marina · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433962171
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«La inteligencia fracasada» is José Antonio Marina's essay on human stupidity, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
The book opens with a provocation: if a science of intelligence exists, there should also be one of stupidity. Marina explores why we err so often, why intelligent people commit stupid actions, and why we repeat the same mistakes. Against the idea of pure reason, he places intelligence in daily life and develops a taxonomy of its failures: cognitive, affective, volitional, personal, and political. His aim is to help inoculate us against foolishness and reduce human unhappiness.
The work's subtitle is «Teoría y práctica de la estupidez» and it belongs to Anagrama's Argumentos collection (number 322). José Antonio Marina has received the Anagrama Prize and the National Essay Prize.
Recommended for readers interested in philosophy, psychology, and understanding the mechanisms of error and irrationality in human behavior.
