Does absolute truth exist? | Steve Fuller, Åsa Wikforss, Peter Pomerantsev and Sacha Golob
37Steve Fuller, Åsa Wikforss, Peter Pomerantsev and Sacha Golob examine monopolies on truth.
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It seemed that we had all got used to the idea that rather than a single definitive truth there are a multiplicity of competing and alternative perspectives. Now with the rise of 'fake news' and the publicising of blatant lies, we want to reassert the importance of accuracy and truth.
Can we call out lies and deception while still allowing for radically different ways of seeing? Is there a difference between truth within a perspective, and truth that extends to all perspectives? Or should we simply conclude that postmodernism and relativism were a dangerous mistake?
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Åsa Wikforss is a professor of theoretical philosophy at Stockholm University, and a member of the Swedish Academy. Wikforss does research in the intersection of philosophy of mind, language and epistemology and has published widely on a variety of topics in the area.
Steve Fuller is philosopher-sociologist in the field of science and technology studies. He has published in the areas of social epistemology, academic freedom, and the subjects of intelligent design and transhumanism.
Sacha Golob is a philosopher and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at King's College London, known for his expertise on Heidegger's thought.
Peter Pomerantsev is a journalist, author and TV producer. He is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics, where he co-directs the Arena program.
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