The misinformation age how false beliefs spread

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 an...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: O'Connor, Cailin, author (author), Weatherall, James Owen, author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press [2019]
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623542406719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
  • ONE. What Is Truth?
  • TWO. Polarization and Conformity
  • THREE. The Evangelization of Peoples
  • FOUR. The Social Network.