{"product_id":"political-beliefs-9781032409108","title":"Political Beliefs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone who's had an argument about politics with a friend may walk away wondering how this friend could possibly hold the beliefs they do.A few self-reflective people might even wonder about their own political beliefs after such an argument.This book is about the reasons that people have, and could have, for political beliefs: the evidence they might draw on, the psychological sources of their views, and the question of how we ought to form our political beliefs if we want to be rational.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book'stwenty-four chapters are divided into four larger parts, which cover the following: (1) the differences between political and other types of beliefs, (2) theories of political belief formation, (3) sources of our political beliefs and how we might evaluate them, and (4) contemporary phenomena  like polarization, fake news, and conspiracy theories  related to political beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, the book addresses questions that will arise naturally for many readers, like:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019035574615,"sku":"9781032409108","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032409108.jpg?v=1750779106","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-beliefs-9781032409108","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}