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Disinformation : the nature of facts and lies in the post-truth era / Donald A. Barclay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barclay, Donald A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disinformation.
- Information technology--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Information technology.
- Truthfulness and falsehood.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022.
- Summary:
- "By comparing current abuses of the truth with abuses from the past, this book will help you better understand how we got to where we now are, see how we can move beyond the post-truth era, and develop highly practical skills for separating truth from lies"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Meaning of Truth in the Post-Truth Culture
- The Science of the Mind and the Post-Truth Culture
- Digital Utopias Lost: How the Conflicting Dreams from the Dawn of Cyberspace Diverged
- As We May Come to Think: How Technology Changes Way We Think
- Propaganda: The Good, the Bad, and the Persuasive
- Information Wants to Be Free-And Why It Is Not
- Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Truth Culture
- The Powerful Influence of Popular Culture-Amplified by Digital Technology-On the Post-Truth Culture.
- Notes:
- <p><span>Dedication</span></p><p><span>Acknowledgements</span></p><p><span>Preface </span></p><p><span>Chapter 1: The Meaning of Truth in the Post-Truth Culture</span></p><p><span>Chapter 2: The Science of the Mind and the Post-Truth Culture</span></p><p><span>Chapter 3: Digital Utopias Lost: Conflicting How the Dreams from the Dawn of Cyberspace Diverged </span></p><p><span>Chapter 4: As We May Come to Think: How Technology Changes Way We Think</span></p><p><span>Chapter 5: Propaganda: The Good, the Bad, and the Persuasive </span></p><p><span>Chapter 6: Information Wants to Be Free-And Why It Is Not </span></p><p><span>Chapter 7: Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Truth Culture </span></p><p><span>Chapter 8: The Powerful Influence of Popular Culture-Amplified by Digital Technology-On the Post-Truth Culture.</span></p><p><span>About the Author</span></p><p></p>
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8182-125-8
- 1-5381-4409-3
- OCLC:
- 1308449441
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