عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
BD171 .S56 2019
BD171
.
S56
2019
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
3030158764
(Number (ISBN
9783030158767
Erroneous ISBN
9783030158750
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Post-truth, scepticism & power /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Stuart Sim.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cham, Switzerland :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2019]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (176 pages)
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Includes index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. Introduction: Truth Will Out? -- 2. The Post-Truth Landscape -- 3. The Pre-History of Post-Truth -- 4. Faith, Truth and Post-Truth in Religious Belief -- 5. Philosophical Scepticism and its Arguments for Relativism -- 6. Postmodern Relativism: Jean François Lyotard Versus Jacques Derrida -- 7. 'Truth Within a Fable'?: Fiction, Truth and Post-Truth -- 8. A Post-Liberal Society? -- 9. Conclusion: Countering Post-Truth.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Post-Truth, Scepticism and Power.
International Standard Book Number
9783030158750
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Post-truth, scepticism and power
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Knowledge, Theory of.
Skepticism.
Truth.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Skepticism.
Truth.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
121
Edition
23
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
BD171
Book number
.
S56
2019
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Sim, Stuart
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20200823084816.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
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ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
