Resistance to Evidence
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- Paperback
230 pages
- Release Date
21 August 2025
Summary
Resisting Reality: An Epistemological Exploration of Evidence Resistance
We live in an age of unprecedented access to knowledge, yet the spread of information is often met with resistance. While social psychology has extensively studied this phenomenon, philosophy has lagged in theoretical exploration. Mona Simion’s book addresses this gap, focusing on positive epistemology and the epistemic obligations we have to update and form beliefs based on available evidence.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009298513 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1009298518 |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Philosophy |
| Author: | Mona Simion |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 230 |
| Release Date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
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Critics Review
‘People who deny well established truths are an obtrusive feature of the contemporary world. Mona Simion argues that such denial manifests a breach of our epistemic obligation to respond to easily available evidence. As well as shedding light on an important phenomenon, she develops new accounts of evidence, defeat, disinformation and our obligations as inquirers. This rich and wide-ranging book will be essential reading for all epistemologists, as well as anyone interested in the root causes of so much contemporary political dysfunction.’ Neil Levy, University of Oxford
About The Author
Mona Simion
Mona Simion is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the COGITO Epistemology Research Centre at the University of Glasgow. Her publications include Sharing Knowledge (Cambridge, 2021) and Shifty Speech and Independent Thought (2021).
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