{"product_id":"the-misinformation-age-cailin-oconnor-9780300251852","title":"The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe social dynamics of \"alternative facts\" why what you believe depends on who you know\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Empowering and thoroughly researched, this book offers useful contemporary analysis and possible solutions to one of the greatest threats to democracy.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditors' choice, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e - Recommended reading, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite bad, even fatal, consequences for the people who hold them? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philosophers of science Cailin O'Connor and James Weatherall argue that social factors, rather than individual psychology, are what's essential to understanding the spread and persistence of false beliefs. It might seem that there's an obvious reason that true beliefs matter: false beliefs will hurt you. But if that's right, then why is it (apparently) irrelevant to many people whether they believe true things or not? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Misinformation Age\u003c\/i\u003e, written for a political era riven by \"fake news,\" \"alternative facts,\" and disputes over the validity of everything from climate change to the size of inauguration crowds, shows convincingly that what you believe depends on who you know. If social forces explain the persistence of false belief, we must understand how those forces work in order to fight misinformation effectively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cailin O'Connor, James Owen Weatherall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300251858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300251852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Cailin O'Connor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049569710335,"sku":"9780300251852","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_490462bc-6d81-4760-a8e3-312cbc55d335.jpg?v=1685002264","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-misinformation-age-cailin-oconnor-9780300251852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}