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The constitution of knowledge a defense of truth

Disinformation. Trolling. Conspiracy theories. Cancel culture. These recent additions to our daily vocabulary appear to have little in common. But together they are driving an epistemic crisis: a multifront challenge to America's ability to distinguish face from fiction and elevate truth above false...

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Main Author: Rauch, Jonathan, 1960- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Truthfulness and falsehood.
Truth > Political aspects.
Social epistemology.
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Disinformation.
Information literacy.
Media literacy.
Fake news > United States > 21st century.
Social media > Political aspects.
Cancel culture > United States > 21st century.
Censorship > United States.
Freedom of speech.
United States > Intellectual life > 21st century.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 "A terrible statement unless he gets away with it": Chaos and conformity have caused an epistemic crisis
  • 2 The state of nature: tribal truth: Bias, groupthink, and the epistemic war of all against all
  • 3 Booting reality: the rise of networked knowledge: Outsourcing reality to a social network is humankind's greatest innovation
  • 4 The constitution of knowledge: The operating system of the reality-based community
  • 5 Disinformation technology: the challenge of digital media: Making the online world truth-friendly is difficult but doable
  • 6 Troll epistemology: "flood the zone with shit": Disinformation is an old enemy with new weapons and powerful friends
  • 7 Canceling: despotism of the few: Coercive conformity is corrupting the reality-based community
  • 8 Unmute yourself: pushing back: Defending the Constitution of Knowledge requires confidence and counter-mobilization.

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