The Limitations of the Open Mind

The Limitations of the Open Mind
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9780192535337
ISBN-13 : 0192535331
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Synopsis The Limitations of the Open Mind by : Jeremy Fantl

When should you engage with difficult arguments against your cherished controversial beliefs? The primary conclusion of this book is that your obligations to engage with counterarguments are more limited than is often thought. In some standard situations, you shouldn't engage with difficult counterarguments and, if you do, you shouldn't engage with them open-mindedly. This conclusion runs counter to aspects of the Millian political tradition and political liberalism, as well as what people working in informal logic tend to say about argumentation. Not all misleading arguments wear their flaws on their sleeve. Each step of a misleading argument might seem compelling and you might not be able to figure out what's wrong with it. Still, even if you can't figure out what's wrong with an argument, you can know that it's misleading. One way to know that an argument is misleading is, counterintuitively, to lack expertise in the methods and evidence-types employed by the argument. When you know that a counterargument is misleading, you shouldn't engage with it open-mindedly and sometimes shouldn't engage with it at all. You shouldn't engage open-mindedly because you shouldn't be willing to reduce your confidence in response to arguments you know are misleading. And you sometimes shouldn't engage closed-mindedly, because to do so can be manipulative or ineffective. In making this case, Jeremy Fantl discusses echo chambers and group polarization, the importance in academic writing of a sympathetic case for the opposition, the epistemology of disagreement, the account of open-mindedness, and invitations to problematic academic speakers.

The Limitations of the Open Mind

The Limitations of the Open Mind
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9780198807957
ISBN-13 : 0198807953
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis The Limitations of the Open Mind by : Jeremy Fantl

When should you engage with difficult arguments against your cherished controversial beliefs? The primary conclusion of this book is that your obligations to engage with counterarguments are more limited than is often thought. In some standard situations, you shouldn't engage with difficult counterarguments and, if you do, you shouldn't engage with them open-mindedly. This conclusion runs counter to aspects of the Millian political tradition and political liberalism, as well as what people working in informal logic tend to say about argumentation. Not all misleading arguments wear their flaws on their sleeve. Each step of a misleading argument might seem compelling and you might not be able to figure out what's wrong with it. Still, even if you can't figure out what's wrong with an argument, you can know that it's misleading. One way to know that an argument is misleading is, counterintuitively, to lack expertise in the methods and evidence-types employed by the argument. When you know that a counterargument is misleading, you shouldn't engage with it open-mindedly and sometimes shouldn't engage with it at all. You shouldn't engage open-mindedly because you shouldn't be willing to reduce your confidence in response to arguments you know are misleading. And you sometimes shouldn't engage closed-mindedly, because to do so can be manipulative or ineffective. In making this case, Jeremy Fantl discusses echo chambers and group polarization, the importance in academic writing of a sympathetic case for the opposition, the epistemology of disagreement, the account of open-mindedness, and invitations to problematic academic speakers.

The Limitations of the Open Mind

The Limitations of the Open Mind
Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9780192535320
ISBN-13 : 0192535323
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Limitations of the Open Mind by : Jeremy Fantl

When should you engage with difficult arguments against your cherished controversial beliefs? The primary conclusion of this book is that your obligations to engage with counterarguments are more limited than is often thought. In some standard situations, you shouldn't engage with difficult counterarguments and, if you do, you shouldn't engage with them open-mindedly. This conclusion runs counter to aspects of the Millian political tradition and political liberalism, as well as what people working in informal logic tend to say about argumentation. Not all misleading arguments wear their flaws on their sleeve. Each step of a misleading argument might seem compelling and you might not be able to figure out what's wrong with it. Still, even if you can't figure out what's wrong with an argument, you can know that it's misleading. One way to know that an argument is misleading is, counterintuitively, to lack expertise in the methods and evidence-types employed by the argument. When you know that a counterargument is misleading, you shouldn't engage with it open-mindedly and sometimes shouldn't engage with it at all. You shouldn't engage open-mindedly because you shouldn't be willing to reduce your confidence in response to arguments you know are misleading. And you sometimes shouldn't engage closed-mindedly, because to do so can be manipulative or ineffective. In making this case, Jeremy Fantl discusses echo chambers and group polarization, the importance in academic writing of a sympathetic case for the opposition, the epistemology of disagreement, the account of open-mindedness, and invitations to problematic academic speakers.

The Religion of the Open Mind

The Religion of the Open Mind
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Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015064319000
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Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Religion of the Open Mind by : Adam Gowans Whyte

The Open-Heart Open-Mind Recovery Concept

The Open-Heart Open-Mind Recovery Concept
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Publisher : Balboa Press
Total Pages : 134
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ISBN-10 : 9798765235799
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Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis The Open-Heart Open-Mind Recovery Concept by : Violet Kairos

In The Open-Heart Open-Mind Recovery Concept, Twelve Suggestions to Freedom and Wholeness for Survivors of Parental Narcissistic Abuse, the author describes her own journey of recovery from the lifelong misery and twisted reality as an adult child of narcissists. Through the Twelve Suggestions, she marks a path of healing from parental narcissistic abuse trauma, that allowed her to discover her authentic self, and emerge as the adult she is meant to be.

The Excellent Mind

The Excellent Mind
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9780190096281
ISBN-13 : 0190096284
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis The Excellent Mind by : Nathan L. King

Nathan L. King's The Excellent Mind considers the importance of the intellectual virtues: the character traits of excellent thinkers. He explains what it means to have an excellent mind: one that is curious, careful, self-reliant, humble, honest, persevering, courageous, open, firm, and wise. Drawing from recent literature in philosophy and psychology, he considers what these virtues are like in practice, why they are important, and how we grow in them. King also argues that despite their label, these virtues are not just for intellectuals: they are for everyone. He shows how intellectual virtues are critical to living everyday life, in areas as diverse as personal relationships, responsible citizenship, civil discourse, personal success, and education. Filled with vivid examples and relevant applications, The Excellent Mind will serve as an engaging introduction to the intellectual virtues for students and anyone interested in the topic.

Open Heart, Open Mind

Open Heart, Open Mind
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Publisher : Harmony
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780307888204
ISBN-13 : 0307888207
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Open Heart, Open Mind by : Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Offers advice for using meditative practices from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition to achieve a life of openness and freedom from negative emotions by tapping into the essential love that is part of our basic nature.

Open Mind, Discriminating Mind

Open Mind, Discriminating Mind
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Publisher : Dissertation.com
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0595138616
ISBN-13 : 9780595138616
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Open Mind, Discriminating Mind by : Charles T. Tart

This wide-ranging book presents explorations in areas Charles Tart, international authority on consciousness and parapsychology, believes are at the cutting edge of research, presented in a way that is scientifically sound, but easily readable and personally relevant. The book is intended to expand our horizons of what our possibilities are, as we spend too much of our time living in culturally- and self-imposed limitations that cramp our true being and produce useless suffering. Topics include meditation, lucid dreaming, how to use a psychic reading, possible postmodern survival, dream yoga, altered states of consciousness and enlightenment.

The Limitations of the Open Mind

The Limitations of the Open Mind
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ISBN-10 : 0191845744
ISBN-13 : 9780191845741
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis The Limitations of the Open Mind by : Jeremy Fantl

When should we engage with those we disagree with? Jeremy Fantl argues that sometimes we can know that arguments for controversial ideas go wrong even without engaging critically with them or figuring out where they err. Sometimes we shouldn't engage critically with an argument and, if we do engage, we shouldn't engage open-mindedly.

With Open Mind

With Open Mind
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Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015064390209
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Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis With Open Mind by : John Williams Bradshaw