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Lecture by Michael Baurmann at the University of Amsterdam

„Social Epistemology of Deviant Beliefs: Epistemic Trust and Bounded Rationality“

Michael Baurmann will give a presence lecture at the Extreme Beliefs Project of the University of Amsterdam on 18 November.

15. November 2021

Lecture description: „If we want to understand how extremist, fundamentalist or conspiracist world views and ideologies are established, we first have to comprehend the social processes which form the basis of the emergence and distribution of such beliefs. The focus is thereby not on individuals and their personal idiosyncrasies and psychological dispositions but on the dynamics of social-epistemic mechanisms. These dynamics can produce a mutual adaptation of beliefs in a group with increasing radicalization and alienation.“

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