The antinomies of truth -- Truth, doubt and the philosophers -- The truth radicals -- The social construction of truth -- Politics, ideology and evolutionary biology -- Wishful thinking and epistemological confusion -- Institutions, academe and truth -- Why truth matters.
The phenomenon of post-truth poses a problem for the public policy-oriented sciences, including policy analysis. Along with "fake news," the post-truth denial of facts constitutes a major concern for numerous policy fields. Whereas a standard response is to call for more and bet…
It is commonly believed that populist politics and social media pose a serious threat to our concept of truth. Philosophical pragmatists, who are typically thought to regard truth as merely that which is 'helpful' for us to believe, are sometimes blamed for providing the theoret…
