{"product_id":"thoughts-on-ramsey-dukes-9780904311501","title":"Thoughts on: Post-truth Politics \u0026 Magical Thinking","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey used to call it Satire, they now call it Fake News. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe difference is that we have forgotten how to laugh. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of essays exploring post-truth politics, the future of humanity, panarchy, conspiracy theories and such topics in the context of the current rise of magical thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMy Years of Magical Thinking \u003c\/em\u003ethe author suggested\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat we are entering an era of post-religious and post-scientific magical thinking. One consequence is a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edownplaying of the importance of truth - but not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enecessarily a denial of truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers speak of a \"post truth\" society - is this the same thing? What does magical thinking put in place of truth? These essays explore some possible consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdited from transcripts of videos on the author's \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003epopular YouTube channel. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ramsey Dukes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0904311503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780904311501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mouse That Spins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Ramsey Dukes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991368073471,"sku":"9780904311501","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_045b4a01-e733-405c-82f7-2aa1a12a79d5.jpg?v=1683309882","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thoughts-on-ramsey-dukes-9780904311501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}