Education in a post-truth world

Witnesses the rise of the concept of 'post-truth', particularly in the context of politics following Brexit and the election of US President Donald Trump. Looks back at historical examples of lying in politics. Considers whether social media undermines our ability to recognise truth and ho...

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Published inEducational philosophy and theory Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 563 - 566
Main Author Peters, Michael A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.06.2017
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Disinformation
Fake news
Political aspects
Social media
Sociology of Education
Truth
Truthfulness and falsehood
Utbildningssociologi
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Summary:Witnesses the rise of the concept of 'post-truth', particularly in the context of politics following Brexit and the election of US President Donald Trump. Looks back at historical examples of lying in politics. Considers whether social media undermines our ability to recognise truth and how the notion of ‘facts’ and ‘evidence’ in a post-truth era affects education at all levels. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliography:Includes links to related electronic resources
Includes notes, references; editorial
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ISSN:0013-1857
1469-5812
1469-5812
DOI:10.1080/00131857.2016.1264114