Post-Truth

Post-Truth (2018) is a short book by philosopher Lee McIntyre in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series. McIntyre examines post-truth politics, tracing roots in science denial, cognitive bias, the decline of trusted media and misuse of postmodern skepticism about objectivity. He asks how universities, journalism and democratic institutions can recover authority when feelings and tribal loyalty outrank facts in public life.

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Fareed Zakaria: “My book of the week is "Post-Truth" by Lee McIntyre. This is a slender volume from MIT's Essential Knowledge series that looks at one of the most disturbing trends of our time, the increasing dismissal of science, evidence, fact and truth itself. The author gives us an intelligent account of why it's happened and a compelling reminder that we should all fight against this dangerous, nihilistic idea.”