What is post truth?
Post truth is a word of the year in 2016 by the Oxford dictionary.post truth is an adjective defined as relating circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotions and personal belief.
What does the post truth word represent?
The post truth word represents the era of facts as well as truth. The era of Donald Trump &Brexit.
History of post truth word
The compound word post truth exemplifies an extension in the meaning post truth has become increasingly prominent in recent years. Rather than simply referring to the time after specified situation or event as in post war. The prefix post that has meaning more like belonging to time which specified concept has become unimportant or irrelevant. This seems to have originated in the mid 20th century .
When was the word post truth was used first time?
seems to have been first used in this meaning in a 1992 essay by the late Serbian-American playwright Steve Tesich in The Nation magazine. Reflecting on the Iran-Contra scandal and the Persian Gulf War, Tesich lamented that ‘we, as a free people, have freely decided that we want to live in some post-truth world’. There is evidence of the phrase ‘post-truth’ being used before Tesich’s article, but apparently with the transparent meaning ‘after the truth was known’, and not with the new implication that truth itself has become irrelevant.
After using this word by Steve tesich other author also used this word like Ralph Keyes he use this word in his book, the post-truth era it is also used by comedian Stephen colbert popularised this informal word.
How post truth is realted to politics
The discussion on post-truth in politics is suffering from a lack of shared conceptual understanding. Some people are talk about the " death of expertise" the lack of impact of scientific policy.
Concept of Harry Frankfurt book
Post-truth closely realted to what Harry Frankfurt famously described as bullshit, but the argument take place that two are not exactly synonyms, both form of speech are indifferent towards the truth Value of statement , which distinguished them from traditional rights.
Strually post truth related to an erosion of the common world. Due to increasing irrelevance of factual truth in public discourse . This processes can be traced to changes media economy politics complex. The emerges of the lies and genral rise of public relations led politics have substantially contributed to the cynicism over fact. It increasing over lap of media, politics, entertainment together drastic changes in media ecosystem itself decline trust in mass media are also be taken into account they create condition for subjectvition of shared facts and open the doors for actors like Donald Trump, capable of capitalizing reality TV experience for purpose manipulating media and public discourse.
Why the word post truth has chosen?
The word was chosen because this word has been existence for the past two decade but Oxford dictionary has seen spike in frequency in the year 2016 the context of refers in the United Kingdom.
What is opinions of critic about the post truth word
As per some critic when we are talking about post truth we are not exactly talking about this word but we are talking about alternative truth.
Some scholars argue that post-truth has similarities with past moral, epistemic, and political debates about relativism, postmodernity, and mendacity in politics, including untruthfulness, lies, deception, and deliberate falsehood, while others insist that post-truth refers to distinct historical, social, and political relations and forms especially associated with 21st century communication technologies and cultural practices.
Concept of Hannah arendt
Hannah Arendt
In her essay Lying in Politics (1972), Hannah Arendt describes what she terms defactualization, or the inability to discern fact from fiction—a concept very close to what we now understand by post-truth.
Here are some cartoons which helps readers to understand post truth concept.
By this image readers can understand that in the post truth era facts are doesn't matter but rational thought are very important.
By this cartoon we can clearly see that rather than the truth the rational thought are very important.
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