Manipulation
What It Is, Why It's Bad, What to Do About It
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 28 August 2025
- ISBN 9781009620215
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages219 pages
- Size 225x150x27 mm
- Weight 455 g
- Language English 799
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Short description:
Defines manipulation, shows why it is wrong, and explains what we should do about it.
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New technologies are offering companies, politicians, and others unprecedented opportunity to manipulate us. Sometimes we are given the illusion of power - of freedom - through choice, yet the game is rigged, pushing us in specific directions that lead to less wealth, worse health, and weaker democracy. In, Manipulation, nudge theory pioneer and New York Times bestselling author, Cass Sunstein, offers a new definition of manipulation for the digital age, explains why it is wrong; and shows what we can do about it. He reveals how manipulation compromises freedom and personal agency, while threatening to reduce our well-being; he explains the difference between manipulation and unobjectionable forms of influence, including 'nudges'; and he lifts the lid on online manipulation and manipulation by artificial intelligence, algorithms, and generative AI, as well as threats posed by deepfakes, social media, and 'dark patterns,' which can trick people into giving up time and money. Drawing on decades of groundbreaking research in behavioral science, this landmark book outlines steps we can take to counteract manipulation in our daily lives and offers guidance to protect consumers, investors, and workers.
'We are all familiar with manipulation, in politics, commerce, even our everyday lives. Yet it is hard to say either what manipulation is or what should be done about it. Cass Sunstein has given us a book that is both deep and wide-ranging, written with verve and charm. It is the best book yet on the ethical, legal, and policy aspects of manipulation.' T. M. Wilkinson, University of Auckland
Table of Contents:
Preface; Part I. Theory: 1. Defining Manipulation; 2. Evaluating Manipulation; 3. The Right Not to be Manipulated; Part II. Applications: 4. Deepfakes: Manipulated by Technology; 5. Scarcity and Attention: Manipulated by Sludge; 6. The Barbie Problem: Manipulated by Social Pressure; Part III. The Future: 7. Manipulation-Free Nudging, 1; 8. Manipulation-Free Nudging, 2; 9. Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Threat; Epilogue: Preventing Theft.
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