What question did this study set out to answer?

To analyze the implications of Anthony Laden's proposal for higher education.

March 14, 2026

Should universities educate for open-mindedness or scientific thinking? Commentary on Anthony Laden’s Networks of Trust

Key Points

To analyze the implications of Anthony Laden's proposal for higher education.
Commentary on Anthony Laden's arguments in Networks of Trust
Discussion of potential consequences of fostering open-mindedness
Evaluation of costs associated with the proposed educative model
Highlights benefits of cultivating open-mindedness in education
Identifies potential costs of moving away from scientific thinking
Argues that costs may be significant and comparable to current model's drawbacks

Abstract

In Networks of Trust , Anthony Laden argues that higher education should shift from cultivating broadly scientific thinking to fostering open-mindedness. While the expected benefits of this proposal are richly detailed, potential costs are not similarly explored. Here, I flesh out some consequences of Laden’s proposal for higher education, and argue that the costs of his preferred educative model may turn out to be just as weighty as those he attributes to the current model.

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M. Afton Greco (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4ba2718185d8a39802d33 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/14778785261426789

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