Johan Farkas mapped post-truth discourses comprehensively and subjected them to a searching examination in his book with Jannick Schou. In this episode and the one that follows, we touch upon the understanding of democracy that is implicit in the mainstream post-truth narrative, the predicament and role of journalism, social media and filter bubbles, the lessons of Covid-19 and a host of related issues.
Highlights
Democracy is not first and foremost about truth
The real crisis of liberal democracy
The predicament and role of journalism
Filter bubbles and echo chambers: real or metaphorical?
Misdiagnosis leads to the wrong remedy
Links
See my article in The Philosophical Salon for links to many of the sources discussed in the episode.
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