Document (#42819)

Author

O'Connor, C.
Weatherall, J.O.

Title

¬The misinformation age : how false ideas spread

Imprint

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press

Year

2019

Pages

ix, 266 S

Isbn

978-0-300-23401-5

Abstract

The social dynamics of alternative facts: why what you believe depends on who you know. 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? Philosophers of science Cailin OConnor and James Weatherall argue that social factors, rather than individual psychology, are whats essential to understanding the spread and persistence of false beliefs. It might seem that theres an obvious reason that true beliefs matter: false beliefs will hurt you. But if thats right, then why is it (apparently) irrelevant to many people whether they believe true things or not? The Misinformation Age, 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.

Footnote

Rez. in: JASIST 71(2020) no.5, S.612-615 (Marc Kosciejew).

Theme

Information

Field

Kommunikationswissenschaften
Politikwissenschaft

LCSH

Errors / Social aspects
Errors / Psychological aspects

RSWK

Falschmeldung / Fehlinformation / Massenmedien / Neue Medien / Informationsgesellschaft / Desinformation
Fehlinformation / Verbreitung info / Informationsgesellschaft

BK

05.20 Kommunikation und Gesellschaft

RVK

AP 14050
LC 13000
MF 1000

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