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The Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy) by Michael Hannon; Jeroen de Ridder is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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As political discourse had been saturated with the ideas of "post-truth", "fake news", "epistemic bubbles", and "truth decay", it was no surprise that in 2017 The New Scientist declared: "Philosophers of knowledge, your time has come." Political epistemology has old roots, but is now one of the most rapidly growing and important areas of philosophy. The Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology is an outstanding reference source to this exciting field, and the first collection of its kind. Comprising 41 chapters by an international team of contributors, it is divided into seven parts: Politics and truth: historical and contemporary perspectives Political disagreement and polarization Fake news, propaganda, and misinformation Ignorance and irrationality in politics Epistemic virtues and vices in politics Democracy and epistemology Trust, expertise, and doubt. Within these sections crucial issues and debates are examined, including: post-truth, disagreement and relativism, epistemic networks, fake news, echo chambers, propaganda, ignorance, irrationality, political polarization, virtues and vices in public debate, epistocracy, expertise, misinformation, trust, and digital democ

Who reads The Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Michael Hannon; Jeroen de Ridder
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor et Francis Group
Published
2021
Language
EN
ISBN
9780429326769
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Business, History, Political Science

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