{"product_id":"the-routledge-handbook-of-political-epistemology-9780367754686","title":"The Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs 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 \u003ci\u003eThe New Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology \u003c\/i\u003eis 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolitics and truth: historical and contemporary perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolitical disagreement and polarization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFake news, propaganda, and misinformation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIgnorance and irrationality in politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEpistemic virtues and vices in politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemocracy and epistemology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTrust, expertise, and doubt.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin 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, M?zǐ, medieval Islamic philosophers, Mill, Arendt, and Rawls on truth and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Hannon\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is author of \u003ci\u003eWhat's the Point of Knowledge?\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and is writing the forthcoming Routledge book \u003ci\u003ePolitical Epistemology: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeroen de Ridder is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Professor (by special appointment) of Christian Philosophy at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50918442139922,"sku":"9780367754686","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92b20f56-6957-407c-8b78-2a7ebd00a9df.jpg?v=1738885301","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-routledge-handbook-of-political-epistemology-9780367754686","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}