Philosophical Error and the Economics of Belief Formation.

Recent work has demonstrated that academic research faces serious challenges. Incentives to defend publishable ideas often lead researchers astray. Despite their tendency to produce error, efforts to publish erroneous results typically help a researcher's career. In addition, errors often arise from...

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Published in:	Metaphilosophy Vol. 46; no. 4/5; pp. 638 - 657
Main Author:	Skene, Matthew
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Oct2015
Subjects:	Errors Reasoning Self-defeating behavior Research bias Delusions University research Base rate fallacies
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost