Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2012

Abstract

Imagine a community where constructive dialogue across political, class, and other differences is rare. Threatened by disagreement, individuals cluster together with like-minded believers, often egging one another on into taking even more extreme positions, usually against their ideological opponents. Sources of information are selected to ratify existing views instead of challenging them. Shielded from external perspectives, individuals stay stuck in anger, opposition, and resentment, recycling grievances against their enemies and spinning out fantasies of revenge.

Identifier

10.1353/phl.2012.0039

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

City

Baltimore, MD

Publication Information

Philosophy and Literature

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