The death of truth / Michiko Kakutani.
Publication details: London : William Collins, 2018.Description: 208 pages ; 19 cmISBN:- 0008312788
- 9780008312787
- 306.20973 23
- JK1726 .K355 2018
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 306.209 KAK | Available | 068251 |
First published in the United States by Tim Duggan Books, 2018.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-208)
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Decline And Fall. Of Reason -- 2.The New Culture Wars -- 3."MOI" And The Rise Of Subjectivity -- 4.The Vanishing Of Reality -- 5.The Co-Opting Of Language -- 6.Filters, Silos, And Tribes -- 7.Attention Deficit -- 8."The Firehose Of Falsehood": Propaganda And Fake News -- 9.The Schadenfreude Of The Trolls.
We live in a time when the very idea of objective truth is mocked and discounted by the US President. Discredited conspiracy theories and ideologies have resurfaced, proven science is once more up for debate, and Russian propaganda floods our screens. The wisdom of the crowd has usurped research and expertise, and we are each left clinging to the beliefs that best confirm our biases.
