Philosophers vs Post-Truth | Homi Bhabha, Rebecca Goldstein, Hilary Lawson

Philosophy For Our Times

English - January 21, 2020 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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In a post-truth world, tribal agreement seems to have replaced reason and evidence. But is a world where our truths are tribal sustainable? Don't we need a shared framework of thought to prevent fragmentation and confrontation? Can we rely on evidence and reason whilst abandoning absolute truth, or do we need reality after all?

Philosopher and novelist Rebecca Goldstein, post-colonial theorist Homi Bhabha and post-postmodern metaphysician Hilary Lawson confront the future of the post-truth world.

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