Post-Truth (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)

How did we get here? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Lee McIntyre traces the development of the post-truth phenomenon from science ... Skiptomaincontent Post-Truth(TheMITPressEssentialKnowledgeseries)andmillionsofotherbooksareavailableforAmazonKindle. Learnmore Books › Politics&SocialSciences › Politics&Government Buynew: $12.29 ListPrice: $15.95 Details Save: $3.66 (23%) GetFast,FreeShippingwithAmazonPrime & FREEReturns Returnthisitemforfree Freereturnsareavailablefortheshippingaddressyouchose.Youcanreturntheitemforanyreasoninnewandunusedcondition:noshippingcharges Learnmoreaboutfreereturns. Howtoreturntheitem? Gotoyourordersandstartthereturn Selectthereturnmethod Shipit! FREEdelivery: Getfreeshipping Freeshipping withintheU.S.whenyouorder$25.00 ofeligibleitemsshippedbyAmazon. Orgetfastershippingonthisitemstartingat$5.99 .(PricesmayvaryforAKandHI.) Learnmoreaboutfreeshipping Sunday,Dec5 onordersover$25.00 shippedbyAmazon. 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FromthePublisher Readmore EditorialReviews Review Praisefor Post-TruthCNNBookoftheWeekBestBooksof2018onthePBSNewsHourForbesMagazine CollegeReadingListforthePost-TruthEraChoice OutstandingAcademicTitle,2018"MybookoftheweekisPost-TruthbyLeeMcIntyre.ThisisaslendervolumefromMIT'sEssentialKnowledgeSeriesthatlooksatoneofthemostdisturbingtrendsofourtime:theincreasingdismissalofscience,evidence,facts,andtruthitself.Theauthorgivesusanintelligentaccountofwhyit'shappenedandacompellingreminderthatweshouldallfightbackagainstthisdangerousnihilisticidea."—FareedZakaria,CNN"Thisisagemofashorttreatise.LeeMcIntyre'sPost-Truthisaperfectcountertoaproblemthathaseruptedinournationalconsciousness—alternativefacts.McIntyre'senumeratedsuggestionsonhowwemustallbeourownfactcheckersinthispost-truthageshouldbetapedtothecomputerkeyboardofeveryjournalist,politician,andreaderinAmerica,beforethenextelection."—MichaelShermer,SkepticMagazine"McIntyre'sbookisperhapsthemostthoughtfulofthepost-truthset....[He]arguespersuasivelythatourmethodsofascertainingtruth—notjustthefactsthemselves—areunderattack,andthatthisassaultisespeciallydangerous."—CarlosLozada,WashingtonPost"WhatIlikeaboutthisbook,whichismoreofaphilosophicaltour,isthattheauthorisn'tjustconcernedaboutthefateofparticularfactsortruths,buthethinkswhatisreallyunderassaulthereistheverymethodbywhichweascertaintruthorgettotruth,inparticular,science."—CarlosLozada,PBSNewsHour AbouttheAuthor LeeMcIntyreisaResearchFellowattheCenterforPhilosophyandHistoryofScienceatBostonUniversity.HeistheauthorofDarkAges:TheCaseforaScienceofHumanBehaviorandPost-Truth,bothpublishedbytheMITPress. Productdetails Publisher ‏ : ‎ TheMITPress(February16,2018) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 236pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0262535041 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0262535045 ItemWeight ‏ : ‎ 7.2ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5x0.51x7.05inches BestSellersRank: #36,179inBooks(SeeTop100inBooks) #14inEpistemologyPhilosophy #29inCommunicationReference(Books) #31inMedia&InternetinPolitics(Books) CustomerReviews: 4.4outof5stars 347ratings StartreadingPost-Truth(TheMITPressEssentialKnowledgeseries)onyourKindleinunderaminute. Don'thaveaKindle?GetyourKindlehere,ordownloadaFREEKindleReadingApp. AbouttheauthorFollowauthorstogetnewreleaseupdates,plusimprovedrecommendations.LeeMcIntyreBriefcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadfullcontent.Fullcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadbriefcontent.LeeMcIntyreisaphilosopherfromtheBostonareawhowritesfictionandnonfictionaimedatthegeneralpublic.Thoughtrainedasascholar,hiswritingseekstoengageawideaudienceinphilosophicaltopicsthatarerelevanttocurrentevents.Hehasalsoeditedseveralanthologiesforphilosophyteachersandscholars.HismostrecentbookisTheScientificAttitude:DefendingSciencefromDenial,Fraud,andPseudoscience(MITPress,2019).HeisalsotheauthorofPost-Truth(MITPress,2018),RespectingTruth:WillfulIgnoranceintheInternetAge(Routledge,2015),DarkAges:TheCaseforaScienceofHumanBehavior(MITPress,2006),andLawsandExplanationintheSocialSciences(Westview,1996).McIntyreisaResearchFellowattheCenterforPhilosophyandHistoryofScienceatBostonUniversityandanInstructorinEthicsatHarvardExtensionSchool.HehasaPh.D.inPhilosophyfromtheUniversityofMichigan(AnnArbor)andhastaughtpreviouslyatColgate,Tufts,Simmons,andBostonUniversity.Ablackbeltmartialartist,heliveswithtwoGermanShepherdsandtherestofhisfamilyjustoutsideBoston.ReadmoreReadless Customerreviews4.4outof5stars4.4outof5 347globalratings 5star 70% 4star 13% 3star 8% 2star 4% 1star 4% Howareratingscalculated?Tocalculatetheoverallstarratingandpercentagebreakdownbystar,wedon’tuseasimpleaverage.Instead,oursystemconsidersthingslikehowrecentareviewisandifthereviewerboughttheitemonAmazon.Italsoanalyzesreviewstoverifytrustworthiness. Reviewswithimages Seeallcustomerimages Topreviews Mostrecent Topreviews TopreviewsfromtheUnitedStates Therewasaproblemfilteringreviewsrightnow.Pleasetryagainlater.Gary5.0outof5stars Realitymatters ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonApril22,2018VerifiedPurchase NicetoknowthatI’mnotgoingcrazy.Asanengineer,Ihadnotbeenexposedtotheliterarymumbojumboofpostmodernismorsocialconstructivism.Ifeelbetternowtoatleastunderstandwheresuchignorance(therearenoobjectivefacts?)comesfrom.Nowonderwehaveflatearthersandclimatechangedeniersin2018.It’ssadthatthemethodsusedinthe50sand60sbythetobaccoindustrytoinstilldoubtaboutsoundscience(tobaccokills)stillworkwelltoday.Theearthisround.Anthropomorphicclimatechangeisreal.OurcurrentPOTUSisaserialliar.Okay,sothisbookdidnotliftmyconfidenceinhumanity,itdidremindmethatthefighttosupportscienceisalwaysimportantandworthwhile.Veryinformative,anddefinitelyworththeread. Readmore 65peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse DavidKrause2.0outof5stars APoorAnalysisoftheCausesandReasonsofPost-Truth ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonDecember2,2019VerifiedPurchase Thebookstartspromising.Ittalksaboutmanyofthefeaturesofthepost-trutherathathavebeenwell-documented:informationsilos,blatantliespromotedascrediblenarratives.ThebookfallsaparttowardtheendwhenMcIntyretriestolaytheblameforallofthisonprofessorswhopromotedPostmodernismduringthe80sand90s.McIntyreassertsthatthePostmodernistsshredthelinkbetweentruthandrealityandtheconservativesjustranwithit.HisremedyistoforeveryonetobuyasubscriptiontotheNewYorkTimesortheTheWashingtonPostinsteadofgettingnewsfromFacebookandGoogle.Seriously.AssomeonewhotookgraduatelevelculturalstudiesclassesattheUniversityofChicagoduringthe90s,Ican'temphasizehowridiculousthisis.Itisachildishandsimplisticattempttoframeasetofveryinfluentialphilosophicalideas.Moreover,anyonewhotookthoseclasseshadtostomachoutlandishideasthatwerecounter-intuitiveanddifficulttounderstand.However,Postmodernismdidnotleadtoadystopiaofuntruth.McIntyrewouldbebetterofflookingatrelativelyrecenthistoryliketheriseoftheNazisinGermanyortheCommunistsintheUSSRtofindabettermodelofhowpropagandasupplantstruthandreason.IfhelookedatliteraryfigureslikeGeorgeOrwellhewouldunderstandthattheproblemof"post-truth"beginslongbeforeanyoneevertalkedaboutPostmodernism.Philosophyisonlyasymptomandnotthecause.AsidefrombeingasimplisticandchildishcritiqueofPostmodernism,thebookdoeslittletoadvanceaseriousinquiryintothecurrentsocialandpoliticalconditionsintheworldthateerilymirrorthedaysbeforeboththeWorldWars.Findingparallelstotheconditionsthatcausedpoliticalpolarizationduringthosetimeswouldprobablybeamoreconvincingexplanationforwhypeopleseemtobelappinguppropagandaintoday'sworld.MITshouldreallybeembarrassedtohavepublishedthisbook. Readmore 25peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse KindleCustomer5.0outof5stars Whythetruthisintrouble ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary20,2018VerifiedPurchase Whyare"fakenews"and"alternativefacts"ontherise?Whyisitthattruthdoesn'tseemtomatteranymore?Inthistimelyandthought-provokingbook,LeeMcIntyreexaminestherootcausesofthe"post-truth"phenomenon.LongbeforeDonaldTrumpranforpresident,longbeforeAlexJonesorFoxandFriends,McIntyresawthisproblemcoming.Inpreviousbooks,hetriedtowarnus;now,withcarefulresearch,akeenphilosophicaleye,andrareliterarywit,McIntyegivesusdeepinsightintowhy.Contemporarypsychologistscallourattention,timeandagain,toinnatecognitivebiases;McIntyretakesthediagnosistothenextlevel,remindingusthatwillfuldishonestyanddeliberatepropagandaarealsomajorpartsofthestory.Heshowsthatourcurrentpredicamenthasrootsintechnicalinnovation(theinternet),corporatepropaganda(e.g.tobaccoandclimatedenialism),postmodernevasion(truthisrelative),andthereligiousimpulse(pretendingtoknowthingswedon'treallyknow).Acarefullyresearchedandbeautifullywrittentreatmentofanenormouslyimportantphenomenon.Highlyrecommended! Readmore 50peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse JeanA.Klein5.0outof5stars Thisbookpositsthatfeelingscanoutweighfacts ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonApril16,2018VerifiedPurchase Theauthordefinespost-truthasthe"Contentionthatfeelingsaremoreaccuratethanfacts,forthepurposeofthepoliticalsubordinationofreality."Heusesthehistoryofthecigaretteindustryasapatternpeopleemploytoattackexistingscience:setupyourownexperts;usetheideathatitis"controversial"todemandequaltimetoestablishedfacts;usethemedia;anddolobbying,fundedbythosewithfinancialinterests.Heusesclimatechangeasanexample,althoughhementionsinstanceslikethevaccine-autismcontroversyandintelligentdesign.Hegoesintosomeofthecognitivebiasesthatmakeussusceptibletofakenews,suchasdiscomfortatbelievingtwocontradictorythingsatonce;givingmoreweighttotheinformationthatagreeswithourideas;andthetendencytodiginfurtherifourbeliefischallenged.Onethingthatwasinterestingtomewasthe"Dunning-Krugereffect,"whereourlackofabilityinsomethingcausesustooverestimateourskill--andthepeoplewiththeleastabilitytendtothinktheyhavethemostskill!Anothernuggetwasthatconservatives'brainsaremoresusceptibletoconspiracytheoriesthanliberals.Ofcourse,heincludestheinformationsilosandthevastchoiceof(oftenunvetted)informationavailable.Remedieshesuggestsaretoattackuntruthwhereitoccurs(don'tassumethatpeoplecouldn'tbelievethat,nomatterhowweird);floodwiththetruth(peoplehaveatippingpointwherethefactssinkin);andrememberthatgraphsandpicturescanbemorepersuasivethannarrative.Thewritingstyleandtheexamplestheauthorusedmadeforinterestingreading.Hepersuadedmethatfeelingthatsomethingisrightcanoutweighthefacts.IFEELIT! Readmore 18peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse Seeallreviews Topreviewsfromothercountries Petrit5.0outof5stars Wonderful ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonMay20,2018VerifiedPurchase Amustreadforourtimes,itisawonderfulshortbookwithloadsofreferencesforthoseinterestedtofollowuponthetopic. Readmore Onepersonfoundthishelpful Reportabuse SF3.0outof5stars Interestingread. ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonAugust2,2018VerifiedPurchase Thisbookisinterestingreadsimplybecauseitshedslightonwhatishappeninginthesphereofpoliticalandculturalchaosthathasengulfedoursocieties. Readmore 2peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse M4.0outof5stars ASolidDescriptionofPost-Truth ReviewedinGermanyonMarch15,2021VerifiedPurchase Allinall,Post-Truthisawell-organizeddescriptionofthealternaterealitythatexistsinourcountrytoday.Itincludesaconciseexplanationofthehistoryandsourcesofpost-truthaswellasthepsychologicalterminologyandphenomenaunderpinningit.Thestyleistoacertaindegreethatofanacademicjournalarticle–indeedthepublisherisTheMITPress.Thankfully,McIntyremanagestoinfuseapassionfortheurgencyoftruthintothework.Therearetwoaspectsofthebookwhichmightgivesomepeoplepause.Firstischapter6,whichdealswithpost-truthinrelationtotheacademicandphilosophicalconceptofpostmodernism.Forthosewhoarenotphilosophicallyinclined,thischaptermightmuddythewatersordulltheappeal.Thesecondaspectconcernsthefactthattherearepracticallynoalternativefactsorpost-truthexamplesfromtheleftsideofthepoliticalspectrum.Rightwingreviewersmightbecriticalofthisaspectofthebook,butitwouldbeunfounded.Forbetterorworse,itisthepoliticalrightthatismostatfaultregardingpost-truth.Ifanyonefromtherighthasanygoodexamples,theyshouldsendthemtoMcIntyre,sohecanincludetheminafutureedition.ThechapterthatIwashopingmosttolearnfromwaschapter7,FightingPost-Truth.McIntyrementionsseveralapproachesinthebook:usingtruthrepetition,thevettingofnewsbymediaoutlets,checkingveracityourselves,andteachingschoolchildrenhowtofactcheck.Allgood!Whatwaslackingformethoughwaswhatthegovernmentcoulddo,ifanything,withregardtoregulatingsocialmediaandfakenewsbroadcasts.Whatlegislativeorregulatorypressurescanbebroughttobearonmediabusinessesbythegovernmenttoinsuretruthfulness?Food,drug,andelectricalproductbusinessesmustplacetruthfulandaccuratelabelsontheirproductsregardingcontentsandwarnings,sowhynotnewsoutlets?Indeed,FaceBookandTwitterare,tosomedegree,engagedindoingthisnow.IwouldliketoseeagovernmentinformationagencymuchliketheFoodandDrugAdministrationforthecertificationofnewstrustworthiness.Issuchathingviable? Readmore Reportabuse MdmLee4.0outof5stars ThisisMITPress'assessmentoftheNewErawearein. ReviewedinSingaporeonNovember21,2021VerifiedPurchase AssessmentoftherecentU.S.Administrationsandelsewhereintheworld'sactions,policies,rhetorics,prose,andpolitics. Readmore Reportabuse DavidPaulKennedy5.0outof5stars Getit! ReviewedinCanadaonJune4,2018VerifiedPurchase Wellwritten,worththereadespeciallywhenfolksdon'tknowhowtotellthedifferencebetweenfact&fantasy,informationorpropaganda. 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