Democratic Politics in an Age of Cognitive Irreality
Georg Sverdrups hus, auditorium 2 Moltke Moes vei 39,OsloRoberto Freda's public lecture delves into the hypothesis that a spectrum of alternative epistemic practices and postures, including conspiracy theories, fake news, science denial, post-truth, and alternative facts, collectively pose a potentially dangerous syndrome for democracy. By creating divisions within the public along epistemological lines, these practices challenge the foundation of democratic societies, such as the existence […]
