Virtues, democracy, and online media ethical and epistemic issues / edited by Nancy E. Snow and Maria Silvia Vaccarezza.
| Other author | Snow, Nancy E. |
| Other author | Vaccarezza, Maria Silvia. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory |
| Contents | Introduction / Maria Silvia Vaccarezza and Nancy E. Snow -- Democratic truth-seeking, tribal epistemologies, and trust / Nancy E. Snow -- Democracy, information technology, and virtue epistemology / Jason Baehr -- Misinformation and intentional deception : a novel account of fake news / Michel Croce and Tommaso Piazza -- Post-truth, false balance and virtuous gatekeeping / Alfred Archer and Natascha Rietdijk -- Psychological processes in social media : implications for democracy / Shane Connelly, Marina Mery, and Keith Strasbaugh -- The halo effect, post-truth communication, and practical wisdom / Claudia Navarini, Allegra Indraccolo, Elena Ricci, and Ricardo Brunetti -- Patience, love of truth, and navigating online media in an age of distraction / Jason Kawall -- Anger, moral address and claimant injustice / Alessandra Tanesini -- Reconceiving civic competence for the digital age / Rena Beatrice Goldstein -- The virtues of the E-interlocutor / Howard J. Curzer -- Partisanship and epistemic partiality / Valeria Ottonelli -- Partisanship as virtue and vice / Yuval Eylon -- Post-factualism, political communication and the role of citizens / Maria Paola Ferretti. |
| Abstract | "This book addresses current threats to citizenship and democratic values posed by the spread of post-truth communication. The contributors apply research on moral, civic, and epistemic virtues to issues involving post-truth culture. The spread of post-truth communication affects ordinary citizens' commitment to truth and attitudes toward information sources, thereby threatening the promotion of democratic ideals in public debate. The chapters in this volume investigate the importance of helping citizens improve the quality of their online agency and raise awareness of the risks social media poses to democratic values. The book moves from two initial chapters that provide historical background and overview of the present post-truth malaise, through a series of chapters that feature mainly diagnostic accounts of the epistemic and ethical issues we face, to the complexities of virtue-theoretic analyses of specific virtues and vices. Virtues, Democracy, and Online Media will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in virtue ethics, epistemology, political philosophy, and media studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Virtues, democracy, and online media New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021 9780367521806 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021018133 |
| ISBN | 9781003083108 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 9780367537302 (pbk) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |