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How to be Critically Open-Minded: A Psychological and Historical Analysis

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. How Is Human Progress Possible?

    1. How Is Human Progress Possible?

      • John Lambie
      Pages 1-9
  3. Critical Open-Mindedness: What Is It?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
    2. Introducing Critical Open-Mindedness

      • John Lambie
      Pages 13-28
  4. Critical Open-Mindedness: What Is It Good For?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
  5. Critical Open-Mindedness: What Underpins It?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
    2. History of Open and Closed Societies

      • John Lambie
      Pages 131-160
  6. Implications and Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
    2. Open-Mindedness, Science, and Religion

      • John Lambie
      Pages 198-206
    3. Summary and Conclusion

      • John Lambie
      Pages 207-208
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 209-239

About this book

In a lively and subversive analysis, psychologist John Lambie explains how to see another person's point of view while remaining critical – in other words how to be 'critically open-minded'. Using entertaining examples from history and psychology, Lambie explores the implications of critical open-mindedness for scientific and moral progress.

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"In this wide-ranging study, John Lambie combines insights from psychology with memorable historical examples to engage the reader in a thought-provoking exploration of open-mindedness and its role in moral decision-making and the search for knowledge." - William Hare, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

    John Lambie

About the author

John Lambie is currently Reader in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University, UK, and is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His primary research focus is on the awareness of emotion.

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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