Free Download Michael Patrick Lynch, "On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It"
English | ISBN: 0691231931 | 2025 | 264 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The "philosopher of truth" (Jill Lepore, The New Yorker) shows why truth is an essential democratic value-and how it can be strengthened
Do any of us really care about truth when it comes to politics? Should we? In a world of big lies, denialism, and conspiracy theories, democracies are experiencing two interlocked crises: a loss of confidence in democracy itself and the growing sense among many that politics is only about power-not truth. In this book, Michael Patrick Lynch argues that truth not only can-but must-matter in politics. He shows why truth is an essential democratic value-a value we need to sustain our democratic way of life-and how it can be strengthened.
Despite evidence that people are rarely motivated by truth when it comes to politics,
Read more
Code:
Bitte
Anmelden
oder
Registrieren
um Code Inhalt zu sehen!
