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Bezig met laden... Post-truth (origineel 2018; editie 2018)door Lee C. McIntyre
Informatie over het werkPost-Truth (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) door Lee McIntyre (2018)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I did not read this book to enjoy it. I read this book to find out the truth in an age where the truth seems to be the first victim of media and political conflicts. And believe me when I say that McIntyre does not disappoint. His prose is simplistic, avoids jargon and he substantiates his arguments with substantial evidence. I propose-nay command-that each and every individual who believes themselves to be intelligent read this book and then re-read it to learn how the truth is the truth no more today but a commercialized reflection of what atrophied leaders want us to believe rather than what we must believe. ( ) I'm a huge fan of the Very Short Introductions series, and this new series by the MIT Press may be a worthy companion. This book definitely meets the standard of the best of the VSI books. McIntyre brings together the history and philosophy of truth. He then compares these historical benchmarks to the concept of post-truth that became a hot topic in Trump's America. The solutions offered are not revolutionary: vet the source and analyze it critically. Still, this is a good introduction to the series and I recommend it. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Are we living in a post-truth world, where "alternative facts" replace actual facts and feelings have more weight than evidence? How did we get here? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Lee McIntyre traces the development of the post-truth phenomenon from science denial through the rise of "fake news," from our psychological blind spots to the public's retreat into information silos. What, exactly, is post-truth? Is it wishful thinking, political spin, mass delusion, bold-faced lying? McIntyre analyzes recent examples--claims about inauguration crowd size, crime statistics, and the popular vote--and finds that post-truth is an assertion of ideological supremacy by which its practitioners try to compel someone to believe something regardless of the evidence. Yet post-truth didn't begin with the 2016 election; the denial of scientific facts about smoking, evolution, vaccines, and climate change offers a road map for more widespread fact denial. Add to this the wired-in cognitive biases that make us feel that our conclusions are based on good reasoning even when they are not, the decline of traditional media and the rise of social media, and the emergence of fake news as a political tool, and we have the ideal conditions for post-truth. McIntyre also argues provocatively that the right wing borrowed from postmodernism--specifically, the idea that there is no such thing as objective truth--in its attacks on science and facts. McIntyre argues that we can fight post-truth, and that the first step in fighting post-truth is to understand it"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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