The misinformation age
how false beliefs spread
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Author
Contributions
- Weatherall, James Owen, author - Contributor
Publication
2019 - Yale University Press, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
66,500 words, Guess
Page Count
266 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemisinformationag0000ocon
- ISBN-100300234015
- ISBN-139780300234015
- Library of Congress Control Number2018940288
- OCLC Control Number1029889265
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780300234015
- Open LibraryOL26694905M
Classifications
- DDC153.74
- LCCBF323.E7 O23 2019
- LCCZA3075 .O26 2019
Description
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.
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