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The Truth about Denial: Bias and Self-Deception in Science, Politics, and Religion

by Adrian Bardon (professor Of Philosophy, Professor Of Philosophy, Wake Forest University)

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 14.6 x 21.2 x 2.4 cm

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For readers keen to understand bias in beliefs

Uncovers how denial affects personal and social issues

You will gain insight to challenge your own biases

This book explores how biases shape our beliefs in science, politics, and religion.

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People believe what they want to believe. It is a striking-yet all too familiar-fact about human beings that our belief-forming processes can be so distorted by fears, desires, and prejudices that an otherwise sensible person may sincerely uphold a false claim about the world despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. When we describe someone as being "in denial," we mean that he or she is personally threatened by some set of facts and consequently fails to assess the situation properly according to the evidence, instead arguing and interpreting evidence in light of a pre-established conclusion. In a world polarized over politics, culture, race, and religion, it is evident that ideological commitments can influence one's perception of reality in socially destructive ways, especially when one perceives a threat to these commitments. When group interests, creeds, or dogmas are threatened by unwelcome factual information, biased thinking can become ideological denialism. This is a problem that affects everybody: Whereas denial can interfere with individual well-being, ideological denialism can stand in the way of urgent advancements in public policy. This book offers an accessible, historically and scientifically informed overview of our understanding of denial and denialism. Adrian Bardon introduces the reader to the latest developments in the interdisciplinary study of denial, and then investigates the role of human psychology and ideology in, respectively, science denial, economic policy, and religious belief.
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  • Author

    Adrian Bardon (professor Of Philosophy, Professor Of Philosophy, Wake Forest University)

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    October 2019

  • Weight

    506g

  • Dimensions

    14.6 x 21.2 x 2.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780190062262

  • ISBN-10

    0190062266

  • Eden Code

    5065434

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