What is it about?
This book traces the development of the post-truth movement through 20th and 21st Century literature, film, and politics. Ultimately, this work explains how we went from a world where it was unthinkable to not believe in truth, to a world where people believe truth is relative. I argue that intersubjectivity is objectivity.
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Why is it important?
This book is important because it explains the nature of contemporary American discourse and debate about truth. The work also provides a history of detective fiction and a philosophical history of truth.
Perspectives
My goal in this book was to get us out of a relativistic universe whereby truth is seen as located inside the individual mind. Additionally, I wanted to come to grips with the Trump presidency, Russia-gate, and the conspiratorial nature of American political discourse.
David Watson
Central Carolina Community College
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This page is a summary of: Truth to Post-Truth in American Detective Fiction, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-87074-4.
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