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 de…
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 de…
Denial can stand in the way of individual well-being, and ideological denialism can stand in the way of good public policy. This text is a wide-ranging examination of denial and denialism. It offers a readable overview of the social psychology of denial, and examines the role of…
"For science communication to function competently, it needs to understand the attitudes and beliefs currently at play among its audiences. Among the currents of the contemporary noosphere are the fake news, conspiracy theories, and various forms of information distortion, both …
"For science communication to function competently, it needs to understand the attitudes and beliefs currently at play among its audiences. Among the currents of the contemporary noosphere are the fake news, conspiracy theories, and various forms of information distortion, both …
"For science communication to function competently, it needs to understand the attitudes and beliefs currently at play among its audiences. Among the currents of the contemporary noosphere are the fake news, conspiracy theories, and various forms of information distortion, both …
"For science communication to function competently, it needs to understand the attitudes and beliefs currently at play among its audiences. Among the currents of the contemporary noosphere are the fake news, conspiracy theories, and various forms of information distortion, both …
"The theory of denialism proposes that people actively avoid information that threatens their established worldviews, lifestyles, and identities. This book analyzes how people use denialism to avoid awareness of climate change, environmental pollution, animal abuse, and the anim…
"The theory of denialism proposes that people actively avoid information that threatens their established worldviews, lifestyles, and identities. This book analyzes how people use denialism to avoid awareness of climate change, environmental pollution, animal abuse, and the anim…
"The theory of denialism proposes that people actively avoid information that threatens their established worldviews, lifestyles, and identities. This book analyzes how people use denialism to avoid awareness of climate change, environmental pollution, animal abuse, and the anim…