Truth, lies and tweets: a consensus theory of post-truth

dc.contributor.authorBufacchi, Vittorio
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-20T13:03:40Z
dc.date.available2020-02-20T13:03:40Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-14
dc.date.updated2020-02-20T12:57:39Z
dc.description.abstractThis 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.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationBufacchi, V. (2020) 'Truth, lies and tweets: A Consensus Theory of Post-Truth', Philosophy & Social Criticism, doi: 10.1177/0191453719896382en
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0191453719896382en
dc.identifier.endpage15en
dc.identifier.issn0191-4537
dc.identifier.issn1461-734X
dc.identifier.journaltitlePhilosophy and Social Criticismen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9675
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0191453719896382
dc.rights© The Author 2020. Sage Publicationsen
dc.subjectConsensusen
dc.subjectDonald Trumpen
dc.subjectHannah Arendten
dc.subjectLies and bullshiten
dc.subjectPost-Truthen
dc.subjectJürgen Habermasen
dc.titleTruth, lies and tweets: a consensus theory of post-truthen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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