The Problem with the Postmodern | Rebecca Goldstein

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Published on May 7, 2019 3:00:02 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La7VhaPGVG8

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Postmodernism has led to the post-truth world today, argues Rebecca Goldstein, as she explains how the science wars has led to a mistrust in experts.

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In a post-truth world, tribal agreement seems to have replaced reason and evidence. But is a world where our truths are tribal sustainable? Don't we need a shared framework of thought to prevent fragmentation and confrontation? Can we rely on evidence and reason whilst abandoning absolute truth, or do we need reality after all?

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Rebecca Goldstein: Rebecca Goldstein is a philosopher and author of Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away and 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction. Goldstein is a MacArthur Fellow and has received the National Humanities Medal, the National Jewish Book Award, and numerous other honors.

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