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The Misinformation Age Cailin Oconnor James Owen Weatherall

  • SKU: BELL-46474022
The Misinformation Age Cailin Oconnor James Owen Weatherall
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Publisher: Yale University Press
File Extension: PDF
File size: 3.39 MB
Author: Cailin O'Connor & James Owen Weatherall
ISBN: 9780300234015, 0300234015, 8f7ebe90-90b1-4f79-ab1d-b1a4626c1a3d, 8F7EBE90-90B1-4F79-AB1D-B1A4626C1A3D
Language: English
Year: 2019

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The Misinformation Age Cailin Oconnor James Owen Weatherall by Cailin O'connor & James Owen Weatherall 9780300234015, 0300234015, 8f7ebe90-90b1-4f79-ab1d-b1a4626c1a3d, 8F7EBE90-90B1-4F79-AB1D-B1A4626C1A3D instant download after payment.

The social dynamics of "alternative facts": why what you believe depends on who you know

Why should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite consequences for the people who hold them? Philosophers of science Cailin O'Connor and James Weatherall argue that social factors, rather than individual psychology, are what's essential to understanding the spread and persistence of false belief. It might seem that there's an obvious reason that true beliefs matter: false beliefs will hurt you. But if that's right, then why is it (apparently) irrelevant to many people whether they believe true things or not?

In an age riven by "fake news," "alternative facts," and disputes over the validity of everything from climate change to the size of inauguration crowds, the authors argue that social factors, not individual psychology, are what's essential to understanding the persistence of false belief and that we must know how...

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