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The Understanding Project

Essays about why we believe what we do, how post-truth societies come to a public understanding about truth, and how we might do better.

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Maarten van Doorn in The Understanding Project

Reasons Why Post-truth Claims Are Plausible, and Evidence That They Are Not true

Algorithms and the…

Maarten van Doorn in The Understanding Project

The Stakes Are High, Don’t Shun Contrarians!

Why enforced intellectual conformism hurts truth-finding

Maarten van Doorn in The Understanding Project

Worse, but More Moral, So Better?

Talking morals and not consequences is deceptive: we have similar…

Maarten van Doorn in The Understanding Project

What I Can’t Believe

Privilege, standpoint epistemology and lived experiences: why one may claim a…

Maarten van Doorn in The Understanding Project

1: Truth as a Power Game

Introducing the renewed blog

Maarten van Doorn in The Understanding Project

Truth in the Post-Truth Era: It’s Not That Complicated

Why you don’t need to worry about lying…

Maarten van Doorn in The Understanding Project

Reality-Making: The Art of Distinguishing Truth from Falsehood

Understanding the constitution of…

Nico Ryan in The Understanding Project

Two Radically Different Perspectives on How the World Works

Domination and oppression vs. hard work…

Maarten van Doorn in The Understanding Project

Why Your Opinions Reveal More Than You Think

They show who you trust, more than what you believe

Maarten van Doorn in The Understanding Project

4 Simple Tips to Improve Your Thinking

That also pay off in your relationships