The Routledge handbook of political epistemology. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Handbook of political epistemology; Political epistemology
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Michael Hannon, Jeroen de Ridder.
• Editors: Hannon, Michael (Michael J.); Ridder, Jeroen de
• Contents: General Introduction Michael Hannon and Jeroen de Ridder Part 1: Politics and Truth: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Introduction to Part 1 Michael Hannon and Jeroen de Ridder 1. Democracy and Knowledge in Ancient Greece Tamer Nawar 2. Identifying Upward: Political Epistemology in an Early Chinese Political Theory Chris Fraser 3. Epistemology and Politics in Islamic Philosophy Anthony Booth 4. Mill, Liberalism, and Epistemic Diversity Paul Kelly 5. Hannah Arendt and the Role of Truth in Politics Yasemin Sari 6. Politics, Truth, Post-truth, and Postmodernism Simon Blackburn 7. Tyranny, Tribalism, and Post-truth Politics Amanda R. Greene Part 2: Political Disagreement and Polarization Introduction to Part 2 Michael Hannon and Jeroen de Ridder 8. The Polarization of American Politics Shanto Iyengar 9. Politics, Deep Disagreement, and Relativism J. Adam Carter 10. Epistemic Permissivism and Reasonable Pluralism Richard Rowland and Robert Mark Simpson 11. Political Disagreement: Epistemic or Civic Peers? Elizabeth Edenberg 12. Epistemic Networks and Polarization Daniel J. Singer, Patrick Grim, Aaron Bramson, Bennett Holman, Jiin Jung, and William J. Berger 13. Affective Polarization, Evidence, and Evidentialism Emily C. McWilliams 14. The Point of Political Belief Michael Hannon and Jeroen de Ridder Part 3: Fake News, Propaganda, Misinformation Introduction to Part 3 Michael Hannon and Jeroen de Ridder 15. What is Fake News? Axel Gelfert 16. The Cognitive Science of Fake News Neil Levy and Robert M. Ross 17. Filter Bubbles, Echo Chambers, Online Communities Hanna Kiri Gunn 18. Modelling How False Beliefs Spread Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatherall 19. Regulating the Spread of Online Misinformation Étienne Brown 20. Propaganda, Irrationality, and Group Agency Megan Hyska Part 4: Ignorance and Irrationality in Politics Introduction to Part 4 Michael Hannon and Jeroen de Ridder 21. Is Political Ignorance Rational? Ilya Somin 22. Pragmatic Encroachment and Political Ignorance Kenneth Boyd 23. Is Political Irrationality a Myth? Jeffrey Friedman 24. The Irrational Attempt to Impute Irrationality to One’s Political Opponents Keith E. Stanovich 25. Asymmetrical Irrationality: Are Only Other People Stupid? Robin McKenna Part 5: Epistemic Virtues and Vices in Politics Introduction to Part 5 Michael Hannon and Jeroen de Ridder 26. Epistemic Vices, Ideologies and False Consciousness Quassim Cassam 27. Engaging Closed-mindedly with your Polluted Media Feed Heather Battaly 28. Virtues and Vices in Public and Political Debate Alessandra Tanesini 29. Vices of the Privileged and Virtues of the Oppressed in Epistemic Group Dynamics José Medina 30. Epistemic Corruption and Political Institutions Ian James Kidd Part 6: Democracy and Epistemology Introduction to Part 6 Michael Hannon and Jeroen de Ridder 31. An Epistemic Argument for Democracy Hélène Landemore 32. In Defense of Epistocracy: Enlightened Preference Voting Jason Brennan 33. A Pragmatist’s Epistemic Argument for Democracy Robert B. Talisse 34. Epistemic Norms of Political Deliberation Fabienne Peter 35. The Epistemic Responsibilities of Citizens in a Democracy Cameron Boult 36. The Epistemic Case for Non-Electoral Forms of Democracy Alexander Guerrero Part 7: Trust, Expertise, and Doubt Introduction to Part 7 Michael Hannon and Jeroen de Ridder 37. The Role of Scientific Expertise in Democracy Heather Douglas 38. Experts, Public Policy and the Question of Trust Maria Baghramian and Michel Croce 39. Testimony, Deference, and Value Hallvard Lillehammer 40. The Skeptic and the Climate Change Skeptic Alex Worsnip 41. Online Trust and Distrust Mark Alfano and Emily Sullivan. Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 320.01; Knowledge, Theory of -- Political aspects; Knowledge, Theory of -- Social aspects; Political science -- Philosophy; Disinformation -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000371949; 9781000371925; 9780429326769
• Related ISBNs: 9780367345907
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