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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Other Authors: Kitcher, Philip, 1947- (Editor), Schwartzberg, Melissa, 1975- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Political science > Philosophy.
Political ethics.
Evidence (Law) > Philosophy.
Preuve (Droit) > Philosophie > Congres.
Morale politique > Congres.
Verite > Aspect politique > Congres.
Evidence (Law) > Philosophy > Congresses.
Political ethics > Congresses.
Truth > Political aspects > Congresses.
Political science > Philosophy > Congresses.
Actes de congres.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Congress
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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 the NOMOS series, Melissa Schwartzberg and Philip Kitcher present nine timely essays shedding light on practices of inquiry. These essays address urgent questions including what it means to #BelieveWomen; what factual knowledge we require to confront challenges like COVID-19; and how white supremacy shapes the law of evidence"--
Item Description:"This volume of Nomos ... emerged from papers and commentaries given at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy (ASPLP), held at Princeton University on September 27, 2019"--Page ix.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781479811618

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