Bad Beliefs: Why They Happen to Good People [Book Review]

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 35 (2):189-203 (2022)
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This slender and very clearly written book challenges an influential view that seems to be supported by social and cognitive science: that outside domains where there is familiarity and effective f...

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