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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Main Author: Rafael Lembert Kasper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Paraíba 2018-09-01
Series:Aufklärung
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/arf/article/view/41956