Democratic Theory of Truth

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Linda M. G. Zerilli, Linda M G Zerilli

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A critique of the concept of truth presupposed by the post-truth debate—and a bold new vision for a more pluralistic citizenry. We say that we live in a “post-truth” era because disinformation threatens our confidence in the existence of a shared public world. Affirming objective truth may, therefore, seem necessary to save democracy. According to political theorist Linda M. G. Zerilli, such affirmation can stifle political debate and silence dissent. In fact, Zerilli argues that the unqualified insistence on objective truth is as dangerous for democracy as denying it.Drawing on Arendt, Foucault, and Wittgenstein, A Democratic Theory of Truth challenges the concept of truth presupposed by the post-truth debate. It argues that we, the people, have an essential role in discovering and evaluating any truth relevant to the political realm. The result is a striking defense of plurality, dissent, and opinion in contemporary democratic societies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-04-21
Mått150 x 231 x 23 mm
Vikt522 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagThe University of Chicago Press
ISBN9780226839042

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List of AbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction: Democratic Politics and the Problem of Truth1: To Bring Thinking Down to Earth2: Critique as a Political Practice of Freedom3: Fact-Checking and Truth-Telling in an Age of Alternative Facts4: Ideology and the Ordinary5: Feminism, Critique, and the Realistic Spirit6: The Problem of Democratic PersuasionConclusion: A Realistic Picture of Democracy and TruthAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

“A Democratic Theory of Truth is a powerful work that reconceptualizes truth and realism in terms of ordinary language and citizenship. Zerilli’s radical and illuminating use of ordinary language philosophy mobilizes Ludwig Wittgenstein, Cora Diamond, and Stanley Cavell to defend a realistic orientation to the world that allows us to face reality—the most difficult but perhaps the only way now to defend truth and democracy.”