The Limitations of the Open Mind

by Jeremy Fantl

When should you engage with difficult arguments against your cherished controversial beliefs? The primary conclusion of this book is that your obligations to engage with counterarguments are more limited than is often thought. In some standard situations, you shouldn't engage with difficult counterarguments and, if you do, you shouldn't engage with them open-mindedly. This conclusion runs counter to aspects of the Millian political tradition and political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198807953
• ISBN13: 9780198807957
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"