Truth and evidence:

"The relationship between truth and politics has rarely seemed more vexed. Worries about misinformation and disinformation abound, and the value of expertise for democratic decision-making dismissed. Whom can we trust to provide us with reliable testimony? In Truth and Evidence, the latest in t...

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Weitere Verfasser: Schwartzberg, Melissa 1975- (HerausgeberIn), Kitcher, Philip 1947- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York New York University Press [2021]
Schriftenreihe:Nomos 64
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Zusammenfassung:"The relationship between truth and politics has rarely seemed more vexed. Worries about misinformation and disinformation abound, and the value of expertise for democratic decision-making dismissed. Whom can we trust to provide us with reliable testimony? In Truth and Evidence, the latest in the NOMOS series, Melissa Schwartzberg and Philip Kitcher present nine timely essays shedding light on practices of inquiry. These essays address urgent questions including what it means to #BelieveWomen; what factual knowledge we require to confront challenges like COVID-19; and how white supremacy shapes the law of evidence"--
Beschreibung:xii, 231 Seiten 21 cm
ISBN:9781479811595
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