This book presents absorbing and critical expert perspectives on the post-truth phenomenon that has infiltrated the U.S. political system, media, and populace.
Deception in politics is nothing new, but the quantity of unsubstantiated statements in America today is unprecedented.
Edited by:
Professor C.G. Prado (Queen's University Canada)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9798765130247
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 25 July 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Preface Chapter 1 Introduction: The New Subjectivism C. G. Prado Chapter 2 Truth Claims, Interpretation, and Addiction to Conviction Mark Kingwell Chapter 3 Because I Say So: Media Authenticity in the Age of Post-Truth and Fake News Greg Kelly Chapter 4 Post-Truth: Marcuse and New Forms of Social Control Lisa Portmess Chapter 5 Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Manipulation of Crowds Sergio Sismondo Chapter 6 The Post-Truth Temperament: What Makes Belief Stray from Evidence? And What Can Bring Them Back Together? Juan Pablo Bermúdez Chapter 7 Reality for the People Khadija Coxon Chapter 8 Truth and Trolling Jason Hannan Chapter 9 Truth, Post-Truth, and Subscriptions: Consensus, Truth, and Social Norms in Algorithmic Media Alex Leitch Chapter 10 Lords of Mendacity Paul Fairfield Chapter 11 Losing the Feel for Truth in Post-Truth ""Democracies"": When Macro Data Harvesting and Micro-Targeting Befuddle Democratic Thought Chris Beeman Chapter 12 Brazen New World: A Peircean Approach to Post-Truth Mark Migotti Chapter 13 The Fallacy of Post-Truth Lawrie McFarlane About the Editor and Contributors Index"
C.G. Prado is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Queen's University, Canada. His publications include America's Post-Truth Phenomenon and Social Media and Your Brain.
