Post-truth, fake news : viral modernity & higher education /: viral modernity & higher education. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael A. Peters, Sharon Rider, Mats Hyvönen, Tina Besley, editors.
• Editors: Peters, Michael (Michael A.), 1948-; Rider, Sharon P; Hyvönen, Mats; Besley, Tina, 1950-
• Contents: Pt. I. Philosophy in a post-truth world. Post-truth, fake news : viral modernity and higher education / Sharon Rider and Michael A. Peters ; What can philosophy teach us about the post-truth condition / Steve Fuller ; On knowing how to tell the truth / Sharon Rider ; 'The solution to poor opinions is more opinions' : Peircean pragmatist tactics for the epistemic long game / Catherine Legg ; Wisdom's limit : truth, failure and the contemporary university / Jeff Malpas -- pt. II. Politics, the papers and the public. The history and practice of lying in public life / Michael A. Peters ; Donald Trump and the politics of lying / Douglas Kellner ; Post-truth and critical pedagogy of trust / Petar Jandrić ; Post-truth and the journalist's ethos / George Lăzăroiu ; As a matter of fact : journalism and scholarship in the post-truth era / Mats Hyvönen ; Don't bring truth to a gunfight : pedagogy, force, and decision / Derek R. Ford -- pt. III. Pedagogy and postmodernity. Education in a post-truth world / Michael A. Peters ; A level playing field? Complicit meritocracy in a post-truth era / Liz Jackson and Charles Bingham ; Beyond truth and non-truth / Nesta Devine ; Changing the world one premise at a time : argument, imagination and the post-truth / Tracy Bowell ; The complexity of post-truth in research : fan indigenous speculation / Carl Te Hira Mika and Jacob Matapo ; What is the role of higher education in the age of fake news / Henry A. Giroux.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 070.4/3; Fake news; Journalism -- Corrupt practices; Journalistic ethics; Truthfulness and falsehood; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism; Fake news; Journalism -- Corrupt practices; Journalistic ethics; Truthfulness and falsehood; Education; Educational Philosophy; Educational Policy and Politics; International and Comparative Education; Philosophy of Education; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811080135; 9811080135
• Related ISBNs: 9789811080128; 9811080127
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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