Truth and evidence /
Truth and evidence /
edited by Melissa Schwartzberg and Philip Kitcher.
- New York, N.Y. : NYU Press, [2021]
- xii, 231 pages 22 cm.
- Nomos; LXIV .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9781479811595
2021009012
Political science--Philosophy.
Truth--Political aspects.
Political ethics.
JA71 / .T788 2021
320.01
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9781479811595
2021009012
Political science--Philosophy.
Truth--Political aspects.
Political ethics.
JA71 / .T788 2021
320.01