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Tag: Critical thinking

The Century of the Self is a 2002 British television documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis. It focuses on the work of psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud, and PR […]

Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comes down to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you […]

The authors shed light on the connection between analytical thinking and resistance to fake news.

Why do conspiracy theories invade our minds ? Why does the media cover of politics tend to yield to the tabloid culture? Why do we suspect scientists ? How, in […]

Why do conspiracy theories invade our minds? Why does the media cover of politics tend to yield to the tabloid culture?

How to distinguish scientific content from pseudo-scientific content?... How to sort out medical therapies? How to prevent the intrusion of rather dark ideologies in various fields? This book allows to […]

An organized campaign to deny the reality and significance of climate change has worked to undermine the claims of the scientific community and block efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. […]

Should we be afraid of the Coronavirus? Why is the world in such a panic?

Descartes tells how he found "the true method of attaining knowledge of all things of which (my) mind would be capable".

Recent philosophical and sociological literature detects the advent of an era of “post-truth” characterized by lies, conspiracy theories and “bullshit”. It determines the technical, political and philosophical sources and suggests […]

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