1st Edition

Education in an Age of Lies and Fake News Regaining a Love of Truth

Edited By Jānis (John) Tālivaldis Ozoliņš Copyright 2022
206 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The ‘post-truth’ world in which we live has been beset by fake news, lies and a cavalier disregard for truth. If truth is neglected then an alternative is an appeal to the emotions in order to validate a particular position, which can quickly turn to the use of power to impose a particular view. The loss of truth results in the loss of freedom. This book contends that if we want to preserve our... Read more

Introduction, Jānis (John) Tālivaldis Ozoliņš 1 The Struggle between Truth and Power, Thomas Menamparampil 2 Rediscovering Old Solutions to New Problems: From Slogans and Streaming to Wisdom and Enlightenment, Christian Stephens 3 Between Truth And Falsity: Discoursing the Ancient Chinese Alternative to Episteme and Doxa, Alfredo P. 4 Truth, Attention and Higher Education, Peter Roberts 5 Truth in a World of Fake News and Lies, Jānis (John) Tālivaldis Ozoliņš 6 Paideia vs. Mystagogia: Formative Ideals and Today’s Digital World, Dan Chițoiu 7 Nietzsche: Truth, Perspectivism and His Concern for Bildung, Steven A. Stolz 8 An Integral Understanding of Truth as an Event of Adequation: A Retrieval of St. Thomas Aquinas, Martin Bai 9 The Harmony of Moral Education: The Categorical Imperative and the Tien Xia Da Tong, Anton Rennesland 10 The Attitude of Opposition as a Service to the Truth in Karol Wojtyla’s Philosophy of Community, Blaise Ringor 11 Nominalism, Realism and the Decay of the Press: A Critique of Fake News Using Maritain’s Philosophy, Levine Andro Lao

Biography

Jānis (John) Tālivaldis Ozoliņš, is Professor, College of Philosophy and Theology, University of Notre Dame, Visiting Professor, Faculty of History and Philosophy, University of Latvia, Honorary Fellow, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia and Adjunct Lecturer, Catholic Theological College, University of Divinity.