The limitations of the open mind /
When we should 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 en...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| Summary: | When we should 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198807953 9780198807957 |