
The Republican Brain
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Science writer Chris Mooney explores brain scans, polls, and psychology experiments to explain why conservatives today believe more wrong things; appear more likely than Democrats to oppose new ideas and less likely to change their beliefs in the face of new facts; and sometimes respond to compelling evidence by doubling down on their current beliefs.
Goes beyond the standard claims about ignorance or corporate malfeasance to discover the real, scientific reasons why Republicans reject the widely accepted findings of mainstream science, economics, and history-as well as many undeniable policy facts (e.g., there were no "death panels" in the health care bill).
Explains that the political parties reflect personality traits and psychological needs-with Republicans more wedded to certainty, Democrats to novelty-and this is the root of our divide over reality.
Written by the author of The Republican War on Science, which was the first and still the most influential book to look at conservative rejection of scientific evidence. But the rejection of science is just the beginning...
Certain to spark discussion and debate, The Republican Brain also promises to add to the lengthy list of persuasive scientific findings that Republicans reject and deny.
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"Drawing on a growing body of empirical research, he provides an intelligent, nuanced and persuasive account of how conservatives and liberals tend to differ at the level of psychology and personality" (Financial Times, April 2012)More details
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Prelude: Liberal Fresco on a Prison Wall 19
1. Denying Minds 26
2. Smart Idiots 42
PART II THE "NATURE" HYPOTHESIS: DANGEROUS CERTAINTY 57
3. Political Personalities 59
4. For God and Tribe 77
5. Don't Get Defensive 89
6. Are Conservatives from the Amygdala? 111
PART III ENTER THE "ENVIRONMENT": TURNING AGAINST CHANGE 127
7. A Tale of Two Republicans 129
8. The Science of Fox News 147
PART IV THE TRUTH: WHO'S RIGHT, WHO'S WRONG, AND WHO UPDATES 169
9. The Reality Gap 171
10. The Republican War on Economics 187
11. The Republican War on History 202
12. What the Frack Is True? 219
PART V THE POLITICAL LABORATORY 239
13. A Liberal Confronts New Data 241
Conclusion: Rescuing Reality 261
Acknowledgments 275
Notes 279
Index 311
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