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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bardon, Adrian, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truthfulness and falsehood.

Denialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : 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.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2019.

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-006230-4

0-19-006228-2