Is There a Crisis of Truth? | Los Angeles Review of Books

Historian of Science Steven Shapin turns the screw on the notion that “truth” is in crisis.

Is There a Crisis of Truth? Historian of Science Steven Shapin turns the screw on the notion that “truth” is in crisis. By Steven Shapin December 2, 2019 Philosophy & Religion Science & Technology Did you know LARB is a reader-supported nonprofit? LARB publishes daily without a paywall as part of our mission to make rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts freely accessible to the public. Help us continue this work with your tax-deductible donation today! Donate OF COURSE, there’s a Crisis of Truth and, of course, we live in a “Post-Truth” s

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