Is Truth to Post-Truth what Modernism Is to Postmodernism? Heidegger, the Humanities, and the Demise of Common-Sense
This essay argues that there is no such thing as post-truth. We are by no means in the middle of an unprecedented epistemological crisis that keeps us from telling right from wrong. Rather, what we currently witness is a major breakdown of the institutions and mechanics of democratic society, trigge...
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Main Author: | Klaus Benesch |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Association for American Studies
2020-05-01
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Series: | European Journal of American Studies |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/15619 |
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