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Truth and evidence / edited by Melissa Schwartzberg and Philip Kitcher.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Nomos ; 64.
- Nomos ; lxiv
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Truth--Political aspects.
- Truth.
- Political ethics.
- Evidence (Law)--Philosophy.
- Evidence (Law).
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 231 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface / Melissa Schwartzberg
- Introduction / Philip Kitcher and Melissa Schwartzberg
- The value of truth for democracy
- Truth as a democratic value / Michael Patrick Lynch
- Response to Michael Patrick Lynch's "Truth as a democratic value" / John Sides
- Pursuit of truth is a steep and thorny, uphill battle / Michael J. Saks
- Evidence and testimonial belief : what does it mean to #BelieveWomen
- #BelieveWomen and the presumption of innocence : clarifying the questions for law and life / Kimberly Kessler Ferzan
- #BelieveWomen and the ethics of belief / Renée Jorgensen Bolinger
- Should we speak truth to power?
- Post-truth / Bernard E. Harcourt
- Nothing scoundrelous about truth / Cheryl Misak
- Response to Bernard E. Harcourt's "Post-truth" / Jasmine B. Gonzales Rose
- Democratic lies and fascist lies / Jason Stanley.
- Notes:
- "This volume of NOMOS ... emerged from papers and commentaries given at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy (ASPLP), held at Princeton University on September 27, 2019"--Page ix.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Truth and evidence.
- ISBN:
- 9781479811595
- 1479811599
- OCLC:
- 1260692716
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