Post-Truth, Fake News: Viral Modernity & Higher Education

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Post-truth, Fake News: Viral Modernity and Higher Education (Sharon Rider, Michael A. Peters)....Pages 3-12 What Can Philosophy Teach Us About the Post-truth Condition (Steve Fuller)....Pages 13-26 On Knowing How to Tell the Truth (Sharon Rider)....Pages 27-42 ‘The Solution to Poor Opinions Is More Opinions’: Peircean Pragmatist Tactics for the Epistemic Long Game (Catherine Legg)....Pages 43-58 Wisdom’s Limit: Truth, Failure and the Contemporary University (Jeff Malpas)....Pages 59-74 Front Matter ....Pages 75-75 The History and Practice of Lying in Public Life (Michael A. Peters)....Pages 77-88 Donald Trump and the Politics of Lying (Douglas Kellner)....Pages 89-100 Post-truth and Critical Pedagogy of Trust (Petar Jandrić)....Pages 101-111 Post-truth and the Journalist’s Ethos (George Lăzăroiu)....Pages 113-120 As a Matter of Fact: Journalism and Scholarship in the Post-truth Era (Mats Hyvönen)....Pages 121-132 Don’t Bring Truth to a Gunfight: Pedagogy, Force, and Decision (Derek R. Ford)....Pages 133-142 Front Matter ....Pages 143-143 Education in a Post-truth World (Michael A. Peters)....Pages 145-150 A Level Playing Field? Complicit Meritocracy in a Post-truth Era (Liz Jackson, Charles Bingham)....Pages 151-160 Beyond Truth and Non-truth (Nesta Devine)....Pages 161-168 Changing the World One Premise at a Time: Argument, Imagination and Post-truth (Tracy Bowell)....Pages 169-185 The Complexity of Post-truth in Research: An Indigenous Speculation (Carl Te Hira Mika, Jacoba Matapo)....Pages 187-196 What Is the Role of Higher Education in the Age of Fake News? (Henry A. Giroux)....Pages 197-215 Back Matter ....Pages 217-224