{"product_id":"thoughts-on-post-truth-politics-magical-thinking-paperback","title":"Thoughts on: Post-truth Politics \u0026 Magical Thinking - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRamsey Dukes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey used to call it Satire, they now call it Fake News. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe difference is that we have forgotten how to laugh. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of essays exploring post-truth politics, the future of humanity, panarchy, conspiracy theories and such topics in the context of the current rise of magical thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMy Years of Magical Thinking \u003c\/em\u003ethe author suggested\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat we are entering an era of post-religious and post-scientific magical thinking. One consequence is a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edownplaying of the importance of truth - but not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enecessarily a denial of truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers speak of a \"post truth\" society - is this the same thing? What does magical thinking put in place of truth? These essays explore some possible consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdited from transcripts of videos on the author's \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003epopular YouTube channel. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42105030443143,"sku":"9780904311501","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bcfa4544295fb080f7256610fca92d68.webp?v=1732430569","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/thoughts-on-post-truth-politics-magical-thinking-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}