Is Truth to Post-Truth what Modernism Is to Postmodernism? Heidegger, the Humanities, and the Demise of Common-Sense

This essay argues that there is no such thing as post-truth. We are by no means in the middle of an unprecedented epistemological crisis that keeps us from telling right from wrong. Rather, what we currently witness is a major breakdown of the institutions and mechanics of democratic society, trigge...

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Main Author: Klaus Benesch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies 2020-05-01
Series:European Journal of American Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/15619
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