{"product_id":"bias-and-the-middle-way-how-to-stop-absolutizing-our-conditioned-assumptions-paperback","title":"Bias and the Middle Way: How to Stop Absolutizing our Conditioned Assumptions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert M. Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman judgement is constantly distorted by biases that are due to the biological, social, and cultural conditions of our lives. Cognitive psychology has identified a large number of these, while the critical thinking tradition has also found closely related fallacies. However, our response to these biases and fallacies is rarely considered as part of a whole personal practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how the Middle Way can help us find the best practical response to our biases: neither believing our biased judgements uncritically, nor reacting against them to dismiss all judgement. The underlying problem of biased judgement is argued not to be one of 'irrationality', but of conflict created by absolutization (assuming we have the whole story). This conflict can be addressed effectively through Middle Way practices, as introduced in the earlier volumes of this series. The book offers a helpful overview and categorization of a range of biases and fallacies, seeking to identify balanced approaches to all of them in relation to each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert M. Ellis is author of a range of interdisciplinary books on Middle Way Philosophy, both within and beyond Buddhism. These have included \u003cem\u003eThe Buddha's Middle Way: Experiential Judgement in His Life and Teaching\u003c\/em\u003e (Equinox Publishing, 2019) and \u003cem\u003eArchetypes in Religion and Beyond: A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration \u003c\/em\u003e(Equinox Publishing, 2022). He is also founder of the Middle Way Society and of Tirylan House Retreat Centre in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48594969886941,"sku":"9781800507814","price":75.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/4khxzRYVrc9781800507814.webp?v=1789653105","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/bias-and-the-middle-way-how-to-stop-absolutizing-our-conditioned-assumptions-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}