Steven Sloman is a Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences at Brown University. Steven studies how people think: how we reason, make decisions and form attitudes and beliefs. WebsiteSloman LabYouTubeSteven SlomanGoogleSteven SlomanPosts: Steven SlomanThe Knowledge Delusion We know far less than we think we doBooks: Steven SlomanThe Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone … Continue reading Steven Sloman Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
The Knowledge Illusion | Steven Sloman Posts where this video is embedded Knowledge Is Communal Most of our knowledge resides in other people The Knowledge Delusion We know far less than we think we doPeople: Steven SlomanSteven Sloman Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences Posts: Steven SlomanThe Knowledge Delusion We know far less than we … Continue reading The Knowledge Illusion Steven Sloman (April 2017)
People have some crazy opinions. Generally, these are the opinions that we disagree with. The standard view in both academia and the wider culture is that people have such opinions due to knowledge deficits; they are lacking information. On this view, providing information and critical reasoning skills is the best way to get opinions to … Continue reading People Have Some Crazy Opinions Steven Sloman
Our beliefs are not isolated pieces of data that we can take and discard at will. Instead, beliefs are deeply intertwined with other beliefs, shared cultural values, and our identities. To discard a belief means discarding a whole host of other beliefs, forsaking our communities, going against those we trust and love, and in short, … Continue reading Our Beliefs Are Not Isolated Pieces of Data That We Can Take and Discard at Will Steven Sloman
Scientific attitudes are not based on rational evaluation of evidence, and therefore providing information does not change them. Attitudes are determined instead by a host of contextual and cultural factors that make them largely immune to change. Credit: Steven Sloman Source: The Knowledge Illusion (Page 160, hardback edition)Posts where this quotation is embedded Knowledge Is Communal … Continue reading Scientific Attitudes Are Not Based on Rational Evaluation of Evidence Steven Sloman
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As individuals, we know almost nothing compared to what we think we know. Our individual knowledge is mostly a delusion. We are ignorant of our ignorance. We have built hugely complex societies and technologies through cumulative cultural evolution, but most of us don’t even know how a toilet works. As individuals, we know almost nothing … Continue reading The Knowledge Delusion We know far less than we think we do
