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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299528903321

Titolo

Post-Truth, Fake News : Viral Modernity & Higher Education / / edited by Michael A. Peters, Sharon Rider, Mats Hyvönen, Tina Besley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

9789811080135

9811080135

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

070.43

Soggetti

Education - Philosophy

Education and state

International education

Comparative education

Educational Philosophy

Educational Policy and Politics

International and Comparative Education

Philosophy of Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Post-Truth, Fake News: Viral Modernity & Higher Education -- What Can Philosophy Teach Us About the Post-Truth Condition -- On Knowing How to Tell the Truth -- “The Solution to Poor Opinions is More Opinions”: Peircean Pragmatist Tactics for the Epistemic Long Game -- Wisdom's Limit: Truth, Failure, and the Contemporary University -- The History and Practice of Lying in Public Life -- Donald Trump and the Politics of Lying -- Post-Truth and Critical Pedagogy of Trust -- Post-Truth and the Journalist’s Ethos -- As a Matter of Fact: Journalism and Scholarship in the Post-Truth Era -- Don’t Bring Truth to a Gunfight: Pedagogy, Force, and Decision -- Education in a Post-Truth World -- A Level Playing Field? Complicit Meritocracy in a Post-Truth Era -- Beyond Truth and Non-Truth -- Changing the World One Premise at a Time: Argument, Imagination and Post-Truth -- The Complexity of Post-Truth in Research: An Indigenous Speculation -- What is the role of Higher Education in the Age of Fake News?.



Sommario/riassunto

This edited collection brings together international authors to discuss the meaning and purpose of higher education in a “post-truth” world. The editors and authors argue that notions such as “fact” and “evidence” in a post-truth era must be understood not only politically, but also socially and epistemically. The essays philosophically examine the post-truth environment and its impact on education with respect to our most basic ideas of what universities, research and education are or should be. The book brings together authors working in Australia, China, Croatia, Romania, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, UK and USA.