{"product_id":"truth-to-post-truth-in-american-detective-fiction-paperback","title":"Truth to Post-Truth in American Detective Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Riddle Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTruth to Post-Truth in American Detective Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e examines questions of truth and relativism, turning to detectives, both real and imagined, from Poe's C. Auguste Dupin to Robert Mueller, to establish an oblique history of the path from a world where not believing in truth was unthinkable to the present, where it is common to believe that objective truth is a remnant of a simpler, more naïve time. Examining detective stories both literary and popular including hard-boiled, postmodern, and twenty-first century novels, the book establishes that examining detective fiction allows for a unique view of this progression to post-truth since the detective's ultimate job is to take the reader from doubt to belief. David Riddle Watson shows that objectivity \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e intersubjectivity, arguing that the belief in multiple worlds is ultimately what sustains the illusion of relativism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Riddle Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is English and Humanities Instructor at Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, NC, USA, where he has taught since 2005. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2019. His research examines the intersection of philosophy, rhetoric, and contemporary American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42122593271943,"sku":"9783030870768","price":194.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e16ca483db4181409441a1e1fb7a8699.webp?v=1732561083","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/truth-to-post-truth-in-american-detective-fiction-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}