Disagreeing despite the Data

The Destruction of the Factual Commons

David Apgar

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English

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
15 August 2024

Philosophy of language; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Social, group or collective psychology

Series: Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society

Disagreeing despite the Data: The Destruction of the Factual Commons examines the pressing problem of factual disagreement between social groups, suggesting that the belief segregation underway in the United States may be irreversible. David Apgar argues draws on the work of twentieth-century philosophers of science and language—especially Popper, Wittgenstein, and Davidson—to identify three requirements for factual agreement to be possible at all: a pervasive habit of checking assumptions, densely connected communities, and projects that straddle those communities. The growing refusal to test assumptions and individual isolation can be remedied by critical thinking and community building. However, factual agreement between groups is impossible without shared projects or other meaningful interaction, and a large part of American society has insulated itself from the rest. Without shared projects, communities lose the ability to tell whether they agree or not regardless of the words they use. Disagreeing despite the Data looks at the destructive effects of belief segregation with similar roots in several developing countries, as well as richer ones on the same path, which indicates that widespread factual agreement is more of a miracle than a foregone conclusion.

By: David Apgar
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 237mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 413g
ISBN: 9781666958249
ISBN 10: 1666958247
Series: Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society
Pages: 156
Publication Date: 15 August 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Fallibilism and Critical Thinking Chapter 2: Critical Thinking and Complexity Chapter 3: The Limited Language of the Lone Speaker Chapter 4: The Partial View of the Lone Observer Chapter 5: Radical Interpretation and the Factual Commons Chapter 6: The Physics of the Factual Commons Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author

David Apgar is adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS, George Washington University, and Özyeğin Üniversitesi.

Reviews for Disagreeing despite the Data: The Destruction of the Factual Commons

Disagreeing despite the Data: The Destruction of the Factual Commons tackles society's gravest threat: the increasing inability to agree on facts and scientific consensus. By pulling together numerous strands of theory and empirical research, Dr. Apgar advances our understanding of why it continues to be so challenging to address.