Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
208 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-208). |
Contents |
The decline and fall of reason -- The new culture wars -- "Moi" and the rise of subjectivity -- The vanishing of reality -- The co-opting of language -- Filters, silos, and tribes -- Technology -- "The firehose of falsehood" : propaganda and fake news -- The Schadenfreude of the trolls. |
Summary |
How did truth become an endangered species in contemporary America? This decline began decades ago, and in The Death of Truth, former New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani takes a penetrating look at the cultural forces that contributed to this gathering storm. In social media and literature, television, academia, and politics, Kakutani identifies the trends—originating on both the right and the left—that have combined to elevate subjectivity over factuality, science, and common values. And she returns us to the words of the great critics of authoritarianism, writers like George Orwell and Hannah Arendt, whose work is newly and eerily relevant. |
Subject |
Political culture -- United States.
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Truth -- Political aspects -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021
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ISBN |
9780525574828 (hardcover) |
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0525574824 (hardcover) |
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