#2 | Truth, Fake News, and Democracy. An interview with Italian Philosopher Franca D’Agostini, prominent expert in truth theories
Update: 2021-02-24
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Franca D’Agostini, Associate Professor in Philosophy of Science at the Politecnico of Turin and at the University of Milan, will talk to Italian Minds’ listeners about truth, fake news, and democracy. Professor D’Agostini is a prominent expert in truth theories. She has published several books on this subject, which have been translated into many languages, gaining a wide readership.
In this episode you will listen to:
- Digitalisation increased the number of information we can access. Is this good or bad news for truth? Does more information mean more truth or the opposite? (min 03: 48)
- Is the truth as the unique perspective on the world actually compatible with liberal democracies, that is with the multiplicity of perspectives? (min 06: 37)
- Is not the task of politicians that of persuading people to believe in their ideas at any cost, also using fake news? What is the relationship between politics and truth in your opinion? (min 11: 06)
- In order to distinguish truth from lie, should we all be philosophers or is there hope also for non-philosophers? (min 15: 47)
- Are you optimistic or not about the future considering the pandemic? (min 22: 30)
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