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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Bibliographic Details
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
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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