The Philosophy of Group Polarization: Epistemology, Metaphysics, Psychology

by Fernando Broncano-Berrocal, J Adam Carter, J. Adam Carter

Group polarization-the tendency of groups to incline toward more extreme positions than initially held by their individual members-has been rigorously studied by social psychologists, though in a way that has overlooked important philosophical questions. This is the first book-length treatment of group polarization from a philosophical perspective.

The phenomenon of group polarization raises several important metaphysical and epistemological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367901013
• ISBN13: 9780367901011
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"