ISBN:
9780197578384
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 430 Seiten
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Diagramme
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Politics of truth in polarized America
DDC:
306.20973
Keywords:
Political culture
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Belief and doubt Political aspects
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Political science Philosophy
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Polarization (Social sciences)
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Social conflict
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United States Politics and government 2017-
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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USA
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Politische Philosophie
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Politische Kultur
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Polarisierung
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Sozialer Konflikt
Abstract:
"Alan Levine provides a chronological road map to our disharmonious present moment while also complicating our understanding of "the politics of truth." His essay traces major conceptions of truth in Western philosophy from Socratic skepticism and medieval faith to enlightenment optimism and postmodern rejection, arguing that aspects of all these belief traditions are alive and kicking, forming in our polity a kind of "metaphysical pluralism." To navigate our current pluralist or fractured conceptions of truth, Levine argues that we should strive to avoid both excessive dogmatism and relativism"--
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780197578384.001.0001
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