When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People - by Steven Nadler & Lawrence Shapiro (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"In this book the philosophers Steve Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro will explain why bad thinking happens to good people. Why is it, they ask, that so large a segment of public can go so wrong in both how they come to form the opinions they do and how they fail to appreciate the moral consequences of acting on them."--Publisher's description.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Why the tools of philosophy offer a powerful antidote to today's epidemic of irrationality</b> <p/>There is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. An alarming number of people are embracing crazy, even dangerous ideas. They believe that vaccinations cause autism. They reject the scientific consensus on climate change as a "hoax." And they blame the spread of COVID-19 on the 5G network or a Chinese cabal. Worse, bad thinking drives bad acting--it even inspired a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol. In this book, Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro argue that the best antidote for bad thinking is the wisdom, insights, and practical skills of philosophy. <i>When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People</i> provides an engaging tour through the basic principles of logic, argument, evidence, and probability that can make all of us more reasonable and responsible citizens. <p/><i>When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People </i>shows how we can more readily spot and avoid flawed arguments and unreliable information; determine whether evidence supports or contradicts an idea; distinguish between merely believing something and knowing it; and much more. In doing so, the book reveals how epistemology, which addresses the nature of belief and knowledge, and ethics, the study of moral principles that should govern our behavior, can reduce bad thinking. Moreover, the book shows why philosophy's millennia-old advice about how to lead a good, rational, and examined life is essential for escaping our current predicament. <p/>In a world in which irrationality has exploded to deadly effect, <i>When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People </i>is a timely and essential guide for a return to reason.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Nadler and Shapiro do an excellent job of showing off philosophy's tools for better reasoning. For anyone not already skilled in using those tools, their book is a clear and readable primer. . . . [a] heartfelt and lucid advocacy of a more reasoned approach to life.<b>---Julian Baggini, <i>Wall Street Journal</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Steven Nadler</b> is the William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is the director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities. His books include <i>Think Least of Death: Spinoza on How to Live and How to Die</i> and (with Ben Nadler) <i>Heretics!: The Wondrous and Dangerous Beginnings of Modern Philosophy</i> (both Princeton). <b>Lawrence Shapiro</b> is the Berent Enç Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His books include <i>The Miracle Myth </i>and <i>Embodied Cognition</i><i>.</i>
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