A Study on Extremism and Dogmatism

  Extremism and dogmatism are phenomena that have been present since the beginning of history. In fact, these behaviors are at the base of many social and cultural tragedies. That’s because they motivate intolerance. A group of researchers from the Royal Society set out to examine the traits that define people attacked by the evils of extremism and dogmatism. This study was published in the journal, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B in 2021. The research was led by experts from the University of Cambridge (UK). It aimed to find the cognitive and personality traits that make it possible to…