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Truth and Evidence : NOMOS LXIV /

"The relationship between truth and politics has rarely seemed more vexed. Worries about misinformation and disinformation abound, and the value of expertise for democratic decision-making dismissed. Whom can we trust to provide us with reliable testimony? In Truth and Evidence, the latest in t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kitcher, Philip, 1947- (Editor ), Schwartzberg, Melissa, 1975- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface / Melissa Schwartzberg
  • Contributors
  • Introduction / Philip Kitcher and Melissa Schwartzberg
  • Part I The value of truth for democracy
  • 1. Truth as a democratic value / Michael Patrick Lynch
  • 2. Response to Michael Patrick Lynch's "Truth as a democratic value" / John Sides
  • 3. Pursuit of truth is a steep and thorny, uphill battle / Michael J. Saks
  • Part II Evidence and testimonial belief : what does it mean to #BelieveWomen?
  • 4. #BelieveWomen and the presumption of innocence : clarifying the questions for law and life / Kimberly Kessler Ferzan
  • 5. #BelieveWomen and the ethics of belief / Renee Jorgensen Bolinger
  • Part III Should we speak truth to power?
  • 6. Post-truth / Bernard E. Harcourt
  • 7. Nothing scoundrelous about truth / Cheryl Misak
  • 8. Response to Bernard E. Harcourt's "Post-truth" / Jasmine B. Gonzales Rose
  • 9. Democratic lies and fascist lies / Jason Stanley
  • Index.