Book review: Wilful Blindness by Margaret Heffernan

Authors

Brian Martin, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

89086

Publication Details

Martin, B. (2013). Book review: Wilful Blindness by Margaret Heffernan. The Whistle, (76 October), 14-15.

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Brian Martin

Abstract

Whistleblowers see a problem and speak out about it. But what about the people who know there's a problem but say nothing? What about those who can't even see there's a problem?

If you're wondering about these questions, get a copy of Margaret Heffernan's book Willful Blindness. She surveys the evidence about how and why people turn away from unwelcome information, often to their own detriment.