The truth about denial : bias and self-deception in science, politics, and religion / Adrian Bardon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bardon, Adrian, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truthfulness and falsehood.

Denialism.

Deception.

Disinformation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 335 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Other Title:

Bias and self-deception in science, politics, and religion

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2019

Summary:

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 ideological denialism in conflicts over public policy, politics, and culture. Chapters focus on our philosophical and scientific understanding of denial, denial of scientific consensus, denialism in political economy, and denialism in religious belief. An afterword examines proposals for improving science communication in light of findings about motivated reasoning and denial.

Contents:

Bias and belief

Science denial

Pride, prejudice, and political economy

Religion

Afterword: directions for science communication.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 30, 2019).

ISBN:

0-19-006230-4

0-19-006228-2