Constructed Truths | Truth and Knowledge in a Post-truth World

Thomas Zoglauer

ISBN 10: 3658399414 / ISBN 13: 9783658399412

Published by Springer Gabler, 2023

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Constructed Truths | Truth and Knowledge in a Post-truth World | Thomas Zoglauer | Taschenbuch | xiii | Englisch | 2023 | Springer Gabler | EAN 9783658399412 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Vieweg in Springer Science + Business Media, Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 46, 65189 Wiesbaden, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Constructed Truths | Truth and Knowledge in a Post-truth World
• Publisher: Springer Gabler
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658399414
• ISBN 13: 9783658399412
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 168H x 10D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 168 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 287 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

In a world in which more and more fake news is being spread, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish truth from lies, knowledge from opinion. Disinformation campaigns are not only perceived as a political problem, but the fake news debate is also about fundamental philosophical questions: What is truth? How can we recognize it? Is there such a thing as objective facts or

is everything socially constructed? This book explains how echo chambers and alternative worldviews emerge, it blames post-factual thinking for the current truth crisis, and it shows how we can escape the threat of truth relativism.

About the Author

Thomas Zoglauer (Dr. phil. habil.) teaches philosophy at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg and at the Graduate Academy of the University of Stuttgart and is the author of numerous books on the philosophy of technology and applied ethics.