Overview
- Contextualises post-truth and 'fake news' within the philosophical discourse of truth
- Explores the threat of a politics based on post-truth on the tradition of liberal democracy
- Provides a rigorous defence of the political and philosophical virtues of holding to the truth
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About this book
This book examines the concept of post-truth and the impact it is having on contemporary life, bringing out both its philosophical and political dimensions. Post-truth is contextualised within the philosophical discourse of truth, with particular reference to theories of scepticism and relativism, to explore whether it can take advantage of these to claim any intellectual credibility. Sim argues that post-truth cannot be defended on either sceptical or relativistic grounds – even those provided by recent iconoclastic philosophical movements such as poststructuralism and postmodernism. The affinity between post-truth and conspiracy theory is emphasised, and the extent to which post-truth plays a role in religious doctrine is also considered. Post-truth is seen to constitute a threat to liberal democratic ideals and our Enlightenment heritage, raising the question of whether we are moving into a post-liberal age where the far right would hold power. To prevent this, post-truth urgently needs to be countered.
Reviews
“The book is overall interesting and informative to read. ... Post-Truth, Scepticism & Power is a good read for people interested in gaining insight into post-truth.” (Anne Braune, KULT_online - Review Journal for the Study of Culture, Issue 62, November, 2020)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Post-Truth, Scepticism & Power
Authors: Stuart Sim
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15876-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-15875-0Published: 11 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-15876-7Published: 02 April 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 175
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Epistemology, Postmodern Philosophy, Political Philosophy