No, it is not. We are very sorry. We encounter idiots every day; we also endure them daily. They are omnipresent. Yet, psychologists and other specialists in human behavior have never attempted to define the concept of idiocy.

And so this book was created: with the idea that whatever we understand better, we can also confront better, even if we are hopelessly lost. Psychologists from all over the world, as well as philosophers, sociologists, writers, scientists, and lawyers, generously offer their own views on human idiocy in this book. A world first. And perhaps a last. So, read it!

Featuring articles by Antonio Damasio, Daniel Kahneman, Tobie Nathan, Jean-Claude Carrière, Alison Gopnik, and many others – edited by Jean-François Marmion.