1st Edition

Polarisation, Arrogance, and Dogmatism Philosophical Perspectives

Edited By Alessandra Tanesini, Michael P. Lynch Copyright 2021
264 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Polarisation, intransigence and dogmatism in political and moral debate have in recent years threatened to overwhelm many Western-style democracies, where for centuries reasoned argument has been a hallmark feature of tackling disagreement. For many people, this marks a worrying deterioration in the moral and political climate, threatening to create a divisive environment of "us" versus "them".... Read more

Introduction Alessandra Tanesini and Michael P. Lynch

Part I: Argumentation, bias and arrogance

1. Reassessing different conceptions of argumentation Catarina Dutilh Novaes

2. Martial metaphors and argumentative virtues and vices Ian James Kidd

3. Arrogance and deep disagreement Andrew Aberdein

4. Closed-mindedness and arrogance Heather Battaly

Part II: Trust, dogmatism and arrogance in social contexts

5. Intellectual trust and the marketplace of ideas Allan Hazlett

6. Is searching the internet making us intellectually arrogant? J. Adam Carter and Emma C. Gordon

7. Intellectual humility and the curse of knowledge Michael Hannon

8. Bullshit and dogmatism: A discourse analytical perspective Chris Heffer

Part III: Polarisation

9. Polarisation and the problem of spreading arrogance Michael P. Lynch

10. Arrogance, polarisation and arguing to win Alessandra Tanesini

11. Partisanship, humility, and epistemic polarisation Thomas Nadelhoffer, Rose Graves, Gus Skorburg, Mark Leary, and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong

12. Science denial, polarisation, and arrogance Lee McIntyre

13. The polarisation toolkit Quassim Cassam

14. Epistemic rights in a polarised world: the right to know and the abortion debate Lani Watson

Index

Biography

Alessandra Tanesini is Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University, UK.

Michael P. Lynch is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut, USA.