Resistance to Evidence

Explores the phenomenon of distrusting evidence coming from reliable sources with current examples including climate change and vaccine scepticism. The book argues that evidence resistance relates to a type of cognitive malfunction and distinguishes it from justified evidence rejection occurring in...

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Autor principal: Simion, Mona
Format: Online
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Cambridge University Press 2024
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Accés en línia:ONIX_20240830_9781009298537_13
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Sumari:Explores the phenomenon of distrusting evidence coming from reliable sources with current examples including climate change and vaccine scepticism. The book argues that evidence resistance relates to a type of cognitive malfunction and distinguishes it from justified evidence rejection occurring in environments polluted with disinformation.