After Truth?
The BafflerTruth is: Post-truth is not only Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year, but one of the most overused terms of our time. Sad! (as the soon to be sworn in Apprentice-in-Chief would say). We need more relfection on what we mean (and imply) when we use the term. This essay is a good starting point. Key idea: «Post-truth mischaracterizes both our age and all ages before it.»
From Weekly Filet #223, in January 2017.
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