On Truth in Politics by Michael Lynch Week 2

Does truth matter in politics anymore or is it just about power? With so much of our political discourse influenced by social media algorithms and the echo chambers we tend to find ourselves in one starts to wonder what role does, and/or should, some kind of overarching truth play in our public discourse. Michael Patrick Lynch argues that truth is indispensable for democracy and he reminds us that our relationship to truth is never fully determined. The goals of this work are to describe what kind of truth is vital for democracy, the pivotal role it should play in a healthy society, and how we can take steps to correct our misalignment in values.

Participants should read the entire reading before attending this in person meeting. For the first week we will read p. 101-210. I will be reading from this version here.

For questions please send me a message or post to meetup.

Best,

Brian