COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS IN ANCIENT ROME DURING THE PERIOD OF TRANSITION FROM THE REPUBLIC TO THE EMPIRE. IRRATIONALITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY: THE EFFECT OF COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS ON THINKING AND BEHAVIOR

Pavlov Oleg Vitalievich

This text examines the influence of cognitive distortions (bays) on human thinking and behavior, as well as on the formation of society and the state. The author argues that irrationality, due to evolutionarily developed mechanisms of rapid decision-making, prevents the objective perception of information and the introduction of rational principles of ancient Roman law in the modern world. The text describes in detail various types of cognitive distortions, such as the binding effect, knowledge distortion retroactively, fundamental attribution error, priming effect, illusion of truth, accessibility heuristics, perception selectivity, perception bias, distortion of the desired, peak-end rule, action buys, faith in a just world. The author draws a parallel with the principles of laissez-faire capitalism, criticizing them for their inability to take into account the irrational nature of man. As a counterweight, the concept of "progress egoism" is proposed, based on the introduction of technological innovations by proactive entrepreneurs capable of rational thinking and making informed decisions aimed at the common good. The text calls for the awareness and overcoming of cognitive distortions, emphasizing the importance of a rational approach to the formation of state and legal institutions and the construction of a just society.

Keywords:illusory truth, thought process, Ancient Rome, the basis of acceptance, accessibility heuristics