Truth, lies and tweets: a consensus theory of post-truth
dc.contributor.author | Bufacchi, Vittorio | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-20T13:03:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-02-20T13:03:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-01-14 | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-02-20T12:57:39Z | |
dc.description.abstract | This article rejects the received view that Post-Truth is a new, unprecedented political phenomenon. By showing that Truth and Post-Truth share the same genesis, this article will submit the idea of a Consensus Theory of Post-Truth. Part 1 looks at the difference between Post-Truth, lies and bullshit. Part 2 suggests reasons behind the current preoccupation with Post-Truth. Part 3 focuses on Habermas's influential consensus theory of truth to suggest that truth and Post-Truth have more in common than is generally assumed. Part 4 puts forward the Consensus Theory of Post-Truth. Part 5 suggests three ways to emasculate the potentially destructive effect of Post-Truth on democratic society. | en |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.description.version | Accepted Version | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Bufacchi, V. (2020) 'Truth, lies and tweets: A Consensus Theory of Post-Truth', Philosophy & Social Criticism, doi: 10.1177/0191453719896382 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0191453719896382 | en |
dc.identifier.endpage | 15 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0191-4537 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1461-734X | |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | Philosophy and Social Criticism | en |
dc.identifier.startpage | 1 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/9675 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications | en |
dc.relation.uri | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0191453719896382 | |
dc.rights | © The Author 2020. Sage Publications | en |
dc.subject | Consensus | en |
dc.subject | Donald Trump | en |
dc.subject | Hannah Arendt | en |
dc.subject | Lies and bullshit | en |
dc.subject | Post-Truth | en |
dc.subject | Jürgen Habermas | en |
dc.title | Truth, lies and tweets: a consensus theory of post-truth | en |
dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
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