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Author: Arie Kruglanski

Shared Reality and Truth Losing Ground to Tribalism Erraticus Image by Heather Mount
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Shared Reality and Truth Are Losing Ground to Tribalism

September 12, 2018June 3, 2020 Arie Kruglanski 1 Comment Polarization, Politics

People turn to tribalism for a sense of certainty, as trust in institutions and commitment to truth erode. Instead, we need to restore a shared reality which builds common ground, regardless of identity group.

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“Pragmatism, on the other hand, asks its usual question. ‘Grant an idea or belief to be true,’ it says, ‘what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth’s cash-value in experiential terms?'” — William James

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