Bad Beliefs: Why They Happen to Good People

by Neil Levy

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Bad beliefs - beliefs that blatantly conflict with easily available evidence - are common. Large minorities of people hold that vaccines are dangerous or accept bizarre conspiracy theories, for instance. The prevalence of bad beliefs may be politically and socially important, for instance blocking effective action on climate change. Explaining why people accept bad beliefs and what...Read more
  • ISBN10 019289532X
  • ISBN13 9780192895325
  • Publish Date 31 December 2021
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Oxford University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 224
  • Language English