What future for truth?

Alexander, J Mckenzie ORCID: 0000-0002-2663-6993 (2025) What future for truth? British Politics and Policy at LSE (17 Jun 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

It’s become a cliché that we live in a post-truth era in which emotions triumph over facts. But J. McKenzie Alexander argues that a better way to understand the increasing disregard for the truth is by appreciating the social role of belief. Believing in something, these days, is often a way of conveying which social group one belongs to, rather than the result of evidence weighing. Coupled with the ruthless business model of the attention economy, we have arrived at this new era.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2025 14:51
Last Modified:	08 Jul 2025 14:51
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128683

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