Facts, Post-Truth and Epistemology | Åsa Wikforss
55Åsa Wikforss explores why we believe what we want to believe, even against evidence.
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Why do we sometimes believe what we want to believe, even when it goes against the evidence?
In recent years, the term post-truth has become a pillar of almost every political and philosophical discussion. But few of us have thought about why it is we are so susceptible to fake news and disinformation, and why it has a particular hold over us now.
In this course, theoretical philosopher at Stockholm University Åsa Wikforss takes us through the psychology, philosophy, politics and science of post-truth and shows us how to fight it. Professor Wikforss discusses the vulnerabilities in our biological makeup and our language that leave us susceptible to fake news and defines what an era of new trust would look like. Ultimately, she concludes, while we are susceptible to post-truth, it is not an inevitable part of our future
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Åsa Wikforss is a professor of theoretical philosophy at Stockholm University, and a member of the Swedish Academy. Wikforss produces research in the intersection of philosophy of mind, language and epistemology and has published widely on a variety of topics in the area.
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