The politics of truth in polarized America

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    • Barker, David C. (David Christopher)
    • Suhay, Elizabeth

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The politics of truth in polarized America

edited by David C. Barker and Elizabeth Suhay

Oxford University Press, c2021

  • : hardback

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Summary: "Alan Levine provides a chronological road map to our disharmonious present moment while also complicating our understanding of "the politics of truth." His essay traces major conceptions of truth in Western philosophy from Socratic skepticism and medieval faith to enlightenment optimism and postmodern rejection, arguing that aspects of all these belief traditions are alive and kicking, forming in our polity a kind of "metaphysical pluralism." To navigate our current pluralist or fractured conceptions of truth, Levine argues that we should strive to avoid both excessive dogmatism and relativism"--Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

In American politics, the truth is rapidly losing relevance. The public square is teeming with misinformation, conspiracy theories, cynicism, and hubris. Why has this happened? What does it mean? What can we do about it? In this volume, leading scholars offer multiple perspectives on these questions, and many more, to provide the first comprehensive empirical examination of the "politics of truth" -- its context, causes, and potential correctives. With experts in social science weighing in, this volume examines different drivers such as the dynamics of politically motivated fact perceptions. Combining insights from the fields of political science, political theory, communication, and psychology and offering substantial new arguments and evidence, these chapters draw compelling -- if sometimes competing -- conclusions regarding this rising democratic threat.

目次

Introduction The Politics of Truth in Polarized America: Contexts, Concepts, Causes, and Correctives. Elizabeth Suhay, David C. Barker, and Ryan DeTamble Part I: Context & Concepts 1. Neither Dogmatism Nor Relativism: Lessons from the Politics of Truth in Western Philosophy Alan Levine 2. Lies, Damn Lies, and Democracy Robert Shapiro 3. The Social Function of News and (Mis)Information Use Benjamin Toff 4. The Expressive Value of Answering Survey Questions Matthew H. Graham and Gregory A. Huber 5. American Hubris: The Politics of Unwarranted Epistemic Certitude in the United States David C. Barker, Morgan Marietta, and Ryan DeTamble Part II: Causes 6. The Psychology of Groups and the Politics of Misinformation Michael Bang Petersen, Mathias Osmundsen, and John Tooby 7. Political Sub-Groups, Knowledge, and Information: Gun Issues and Gun Ownership Donald Haider-Markel, Abigail Vegter, and Patrick Gauding 8. Value Projection and the Marketplace of Realities David C. Barker and Morgan Marietta 9. Conspiracy Theories and Political Identities Adam Enders and Joseph Uscinski 10. Conspiracy Stress or Relief? Learned Helplessness and Conspiratorial Thinking Christina E. Farhart, Joanne M. Miller, and Kyle L. Saunders Part III: Correctives 11. Opinion Formation in Light of the Facts: How Correcting Mistaken Beliefs about Income Inequality Affects Public Support for Redistribution Cheryl Boudreau and Scott A. MacKenzie 12. Can Facts Change Minds? The Case of Free Trade Ethan Porter and Thomas Wood 13. Do Facts Change Public Attitudes toward Fiscal Policy? John Sides 14. Authoritarianism, Fact-Checking, and Citizens' Response to Presidential Election Information Amanda Wintersieck 15. Combatting the Anti-Muslim Rhetoric of the 2016 Presidential Campaign: An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Corrective News Kim Fridkin and Jilian Courey 16. Citizen Deliberation as a Correction: The Role of Deliberative Mini-Publics in Addressing Political Misperceptions Justin Reedy, Chris Anderson and Paole Conte 17. Intuitive Politics and Why Thinking Isn't Guaranteed to Save Us Kevin Arceneaux and Ryan J. Vander Wielen

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