Impact of context on pleasure :Paul Bloom - Best Ted Talks

Uploaded on 27 Jul 2011

Goering - "when tld his favourite painting was a forgery, he look like for, the first time, he discovered there is evil in the world"  

http://www.ted.com Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists -- that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but as a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is.

Paul Bloom (psychologist)

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Paul Bloom
Born	December 24, 1963 (age 49) Montreal, Quebec
Residence	New Haven, Connecticut
Citizenship	U.S., Canadian
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	Yale University, University of Arizona
Alma mater	MIT, McGill University
Doctoral advisor	Susan Carey

Paul Bloom (born December 1963) is a Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University. His research explores how children and adults understand the physical and social world, with special focus on language, morality, religion, fiction, and art.

Contents

• 1 Biography
  • 1.1 Education and employment
  • 1.2 Honors and awards
• 2 Bibliography
  • 2.1 Books
  • 2.2 Selected popular articles
  • 2.3 Selected interviews and appearances
• 3 References
• 4 External links