The Misinformation age : How false beliefs spread

"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... Full description

Main Author:	O'Connor, Cailin
Other Authors:	Weatherall, James Owen
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019
Subjects:	ERRORS - PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS. TRUTHFULNESS AND FALSEHOO - PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS. TRUTHFULNESS AND FALSEHOO - SOCIAL ASPECTS. COMMON FALLACIES.
Online Access:	Full text - Book opens through link in DTL
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245		0	\|a The Misinformation age : \|b How false beliefs spread \|c Cailin O'Connor and James Owen Weatherall \|h [electronic resource]
260			\|a New Haven : \|b Yale University Press, \|c 2019.
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500			\|a Includes Index and Bibliographical References
520			\|a "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 those social forces work in order to fight misinformation effectively."--Publisher's description
650			\|a ERRORS - PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS.
650			\|a TRUTHFULNESS AND FALSEHOO - PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS.
650			\|a TRUTHFULNESS AND FALSEHOO - SOCIAL ASPECTS.
650			\|a COMMON FALLACIES.
700			\|a Weatherall, James Owen
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The Misinformation age : How false beliefs spread

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