Post-Truth in the Academy

Monday January 29, 2018 (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM)

Richard Nisbett

Theodore M Newcomb Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Psychology
University of Michigan

The truth is under attack from the US government and from hordes of internet trolls. The situation is unprecedented. But it is lies we have to confront, not attacks on the very concepts of “truth” and “fact.” For that we have to look at Western Universities over the last several decades.

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Post-Truth in the Academy