Philosophical Dictionary
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Conclusion Shopping: Confirmation Bias, Echo Chambers and “Do Your Own Research”
By Markus Uehleke
“You are conclusion shopping your insane hypothesis.” The meme names confirmation bias, which Francis Bacon described in 1620 and psychologists caught in a 1960 number game. Echo chambers make it worse, and a Nature study found checking false news online can raise belief in it. So what does honest research look like? -
The Camus Trolley Problem Meme Explained: Sisyphus, Foot and the Car Camus Died In
By Markus Uehleke
A Camus meme puts the absurdist at the switch of the internet’s favourite moral dilemma, with a 1950s coupé bearing down the track. The joke stacks Camus’ question about suicide, Philippa Foot’s runaway tram and the crash that killed him in 1960. What would Camus do at the lever, and who was really at the wheel?