Hlupáci, idioti a hloupí idioti (2026)

This hardcover book explores whether we are entering a golden age of stupidity and whether artificial intelligence might replace our own thinking. Philosopher Lars Fr. H. Svendsen examines the history of ideas and contemporary debates about AI with characteristic irony and a keen eye for observation. He considers what it means to be a fool or an idiot, why people are prone to stupidity, and how foolishness and idiocy can appear even when machines begin to “think” for us. The book asks what foolish thinking looks like and why we behave like idiots even when we are convinced that we are right. It is both a witty, provocative guide to stupidity and idiocy and a practical introduction to critical thinking, encouraging self-reflection and helping readers recognise cheap judgements, blindness and intellectual laziness. It reminds us that stupidity and idiocy are not only problems affecting others, but ourselves as well. The book warns that if we stop distinguishing between rational argument, emotion and sheer stupidity, we lose the ability to find our way in the world and within ourselves. The contents are in Czech.