Brain, Belief, and Politics (Cato Unbound Book 92011)
In recent years, brain science has converged on a surprising framework for how we believe the things we believe. It appears that the origin of belief is emotive, rooted in things like group allegiance or the affinities we may have for certain patterns of moral values. Only later does our...
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In recent years, brain science has converged on a surprising framework for how we believe the things we believe. It appears that the origin of belief is emotive, rooted in things like group allegiance or the affinities we may have for certain patterns of moral values. Only later does our rationality speak up. "Motivated reasoning" is the term psychology has given this proc
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ASIN: B008G026B2
Publisher: Cato Institute
Pages no: 52
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