THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF POLITICAL EPISTEMOLOGY

As political discourse had been saturated with the ideas of post-truth fake news epistemic bubbles and truth decay it was no surprise that in 2017 The New Scientist declared: Philosophers of knowledge your time has come. Political epistemology has old roots but is now one of the most rapidly growing and important areas of philosophy.The Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology is an outstanding reference source to this exciting field and the first collection of its kind. Comprising 41 chapters by an international team of contributors it is divided into seven parts:Politics and truth: historical and contemporary perspectivesPolitical disagreement and polarizationFake news propaganda and misinformationIgnorance and irrationality in politicsEpistemic virtues and vices in politicsDemocracy and epistemologyTrust expertise and doubt.Within these sections crucial issues and debates are examined including: post-truth disagreement and relativism epistemic networks fake news echo chambers propaganda ignorance irrationality political polarization virtues and vices in public debate epistocracy expertise misinformation trust and digital democracy as well as the views of Plato Aristotle Mòzǐ medieval Islamic philosophers Mill Arendt and Rawls on truth and politics.The Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology is essential reading for those studying political philosophy applied and social epistemology and politics. It is also a valuable resource for those in related disciplines such as international relations law political psychology political science communication studies and journalism.