02919nam 2200541 450 991081172010332120230116115830.00-300-24100-310.12987/9780300241006(CKB)4100000007178982(MiAaPQ)EBC5607600(DE-B1597)515990(OCoLC)1076877441(DE-B1597)9780300241006(MiAaPQ)EBC7025255(Au-PeEL)EBL7025255(EXLCZ)99410000000717898220230116d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe misinformation age how false beliefs spread /Cailin O'Connor and James Owen WeatherallNew Haven ;London :Yale University Press,[2019]©20191 online resource (279 pages)0-300-23401-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Note to Reader -- Introduction. The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary -- ONE. What Is Truth? -- TWO. Polarization and Conformity -- THREE. The Evangelization of Peoples -- FOUR. The Social Network -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- IndexThe 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 those social forces work in order to fight misinformation effectively.ErrorsSocial aspectsErrorsPsychological aspectsCognitive psychologyErrorsSocial aspects.ErrorsPsychological aspects.Cognitive psychology.153.74LC 13000SEPArvkO'Connor Cailin787210Weatherall James OwenMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811720103321The misinformation age4042937UNINA