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Our evolving beliefs about evolved misbelief

Abstract:: The commentaries raise a host of challenging issues and reflect a broad range of views. Some commentators doubt that there is any convincing evidence for adaptive misbelief, and remain (in our view, unduly) wedded to our "default presumption" that misbelief is maladaptive. Others think that the evidence for adaptive misbelief is so obvious, and so widespread, that the label "default presumption" is disingenuous. We try to chart a careful course between these opposing perspectives.

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McKay, R. T., & Dennett, D. C. (2009). Our evolving beliefs about evolved misbelief. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 32(6), 541–561 .

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McKay, R. T., and D. C. Dennett. “Our Evolving Beliefs about Evolved Misbelief.” Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Accepted Manuscript, vol. 32, no. 6, Cambridge University Press, 2009, pp. 541–61 .

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McKay, RT, and DC Dennett. 2009. “Our Evolving Beliefs about Evolved Misbelief.” Behavioral and Brain Sciences 32 (6): 541–61 .
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: SAME
Sub department:: Social & Cultural Anthropology
Role:: Author

+ Dennett, DC More by this author

Department:: The Center for Cognitive Studies
Role:: Author

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Journal:: Behavioral and Brain Sciences More from this journal
Volume:: 32
Issue:: 6
Pages:: 541-561
Publication date:: 2009-12-01
Edition:: Accepted Manuscript
DOI:: 10.1017/S0140525X09991555
EISSN:: 1469-1825
ISSN:: 0140-525X

Language:: English
Keywords:: misbelief

belief

evolution
Subjects:: Anthropology
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Local pid:: ora:3477
Deposit date:: 2010-03-09

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Copyright holder:: Cambridge University Press
Copyright date:: 2010
Rights statement:: © Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Notes:: This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X09991555

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