Post-truth politics and the defence of the status quo
Just over five hundred years ago Thomas More ruminated on the place of philosophy in the courts of kings. Should philosophers resist the corruptions of politics and protect the critical force of independent thought or become advisors to kings, making interventions in politics for the advancement of the common good? More refused to offer a straightforward answer to the conundrum but his Tudor-period reflection on the relationship between the philosopher and the king is a useful jumping –off point to think about the character of modern post-truth politics.
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Marsha Meskimmon Phil Sawdon
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- Social Sciences
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- Politics and International Studies
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Stimulus:RespondCitation
KINNA, R., 2017. Post-truth politics and the defence of the status quo. Stimulus:Respond, Post-Truth, April 2017, pp. 4-6.Publisher
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