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Book SynopsisThe New Scientist recently declared that âœPhilosophers of knowledge, your time has comeâ and even Barack Obama has warned of an âœepistemological crisisâ. Following the election of Donald Trump for the second time, the rise of populism and the proliferation of misinformation and conspiracy theories, epistemological questions are now forefront in our political lives. Can epistemology explain the challenges of post-truth? Is voter ignorance a political or epistemic challenge? Is political disagreement epistemically valuable or harmful?
This extremely timely introduction to political epistemology tackles these questions and many more. In a clear and engaging style, Michael Hannon and Elise Woodard examine the following key topics: the relation between truth and politics, including the arguments of Plato, Mill and Rawls; the epistemology of democracy, including questions about how democracies must be fair and representative and also make good decisions; how political ignor
