Can there be alternative-facts? Hannah Arendt’s answer and its political implications
This paper addresses the current discussion on “alternative-facts” and public lying focusing on Hannah Arendt’s take on the relation between truth, reality and politics. It argues that much of what is assumed as novel and unexpected in the ongoing discussion has been anticipated by Arendt in the 195...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal da Paraíba
2018-09-01
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Series: | Aufklärung |
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Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/arf/article/view/41956 |