Relativism and Post-Truth in Contemporary Society Possibilities and
This book approaches post-truth and relativism in a multidisciplinary fashion. Researchers from astrophysics, philosophy, psychology, media studies, religious studies, anthropology, social epistemology and sociology discuss and analyse the impact of relat
- PDF / 1,890,617 Bytes
- 200 Pages / 419.58 x 612.28 pts Page_size
- 4 Downloads / 206 Views
Mikael Stenmark • Steve Fuller Ulf Zackariasson Editors
Relativism and Post-Truth in Contemporary Society Possibilities and Challenges
Editors Mikael Stenmark Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden
Steve Fuller University of Warwick Coventry, UK
Ulf Zackariasson Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden
ISBN 978-3-319-96558-1 ISBN 978-3-319-96559-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96559-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018954353 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Dmitrii_Guzhanin This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
The present volume originated in a multidisciplinary workshop on the role of relativity and relativism in society and the academy held at Uppsala University in April 2015. At this workshop, scholars from a range of different academic disciplines came together to discuss whether there is a shift toward more relativistic attitudes, in society as well as in the academy, and how disciplines like astrophysics, psychology, human rights studies, and so on conceptualize and deal with questions of perspective, relativity, and relativism. At the workshop, the first drafts of the papers were presented and the participants then rewrote the papers in light of the feedback they received as well as the general discussion. This way, it was possible to establish a shared understanding of the theme of the volume. As the work with this volume progressed, the term “post-truth” began to figure more and more prominently, not least in public debate, and it soon became clear to the editors that the concepts relativism and post- truth overlap in a number of ways, perhaps most importantly in the
Data Loading...
