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Conspiracy theories & other dangerous ideas, Cass R. Sunstein

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Conspiracy theories & other dangerous ideas, Cass R. Sunstein

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-249) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Conspiracy theories & other dangerous ideas

Nature of contents

bibliography

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843025338

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Cass R. Sunstein

Summary

"A legal scholar who for decades has been at the forefront of applied behavioral economics, Cass Sunstein is one of the world's most innovative thinkers in the world of practical politics, a man who cuts through the fog of left vs. right arguments and offers logical, evidence-based, and often surprising solutions to today's most challenging questions. This is a collection of his most famous, insightful, relevant, and inflammatory columns. Within these pages you will learn: why rational people sometimes believe crazy conspiracy theories; what wealthy countries should and should not do about climate change; why governments should allow same-sex marriage, and what the "right to marry" is all about; why animals have rights (and what that means); why we "misfear, " meaning get scared when we should be unconcerned and are unconcerned when we should get scared; what kinds of losses make us miserable, and what kinds of losses are absolutely fine; how to find the balance between religious freedom and gender equality; and much more."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Conspiracy theories -- The second Bill of Rights -- If "misfearing" is the problem, is cost-benefit analysis the solution? -- The laws of happiness -- The rights of animals -- Marriage -- Climate change justice (with Eric A. Posner) -- Sex equality versus religious freedom? -- A new progressivism -- Minimalism -- Trimming

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Conspiracy theories and other dangerous ideas

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