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An edition of Willful blindness (2010)

Willful blindness

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In this book, distinguished business woman and writer, Margaret Heffernan, examines the phenomenon of wilful blindness. Drawing on a wide array of sources from psychological studies and social statistics to interviews with the relevant protagonists she examines what it is about human nature which makes us so prone to wilful blindness. Taught from infancy to obey authority, and absorbing the importance of selective vision as a key social skill, humans exacerbate their tendency to become institutionalised by joining organisations which are run by like-minded people. Wilful Blindness looks at how hard-work and the information overload of the modern workplace add to the problem. And examines why whistleblowers and Cassandras are so very rare.

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Walker Pub. Co., Walker
Language
English
Pages
294

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Subjects

Belief and doubt Rationalization (Psychology) Consciousness Industrial management Cognition Defense mechanisms (psychology) Avoidance (Psychology) Selectivity (Psychology) Psychology Förnekande (psykologi) Försvarsmekanismer Social influence Influence Social psychology Social choice Évitement (Psychologie) Influence sociale Psychologie Choix collectif Mécanismes de défense Psychologie sociale Vermeidungsreaktion Sozialpsychologie
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Cover of: Wilful Blindness
Wilful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious
2019, Simon & Schuster, Limited
in English
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Wilful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril
2015, ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
in English
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Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril
2012, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
in English
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Wilful Blindness
Feb 02, 2012, Simon & Schuster Ltd
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Cover of: Wilful Blindness
Wilful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious
2011, Simon & Schuster, Limited
in English
Cover of: Willful blindness
Willful blindness
2011, Walker Pub. Co., Walker
in English
Cover of: Willful blindness
Willful blindness
2011, Walker Pub. Co.
in English
Cover of: Wilful blindness
Wilful blindness: why we ignore the obvious at our peril
2010, Simon & Schuster
in English

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Table of Contents

Affinity and beyond
Love is blind
Dangerous convictions
The limits of your mind
The ostrich instruction
Just following orders
The cult of cultures
Bystanders
Out of sight, out of mind
De-moralizing work
Cassandra
In praise of potholes.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
153.7
Library of Congress
BF337.R28 H44 2011, BF337.R28H44 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
294

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25041573M
ISBN 13
9780802719980
LCCN
2010031096
OCLC/WorldCat
639161268

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL16162134W

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