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This book investigates the impact of misinformation and the role of
truth in political struggle. It develops a theory of objective
truth for political controversy over topics such as racism and
gender, based on the insights of intersectionality, the Black
feminist theory of interlocking systems of oppression. Truth is
defined using the tools of model theory and formal semantics, but
the theory also captures how social power dynamics strongly
influence the operation of the concept of truth within the social
fabric. Systemic ignorance, propagated through false speech and
misinformation, sustains oppressive power structures and
perpetuates systemic inequity. Truth tends to empower marginalized
groups precisely because oppressive systems are maintained through
systemic ignorance. If the truth sets people free, then power will
work to obscure it. Hence, the rise of misinformation as a
political weapon is a strategy of dominant power to undermine the
political advancement of marginalized groups.
This book investigates the impact of misinformation and the role of
truth in political struggle. It develops a theory of objective
truth for political controversy over topics such as racism and
gender, based on the insights of intersectionality, the Black
feminist theory of interlocking systems of oppression. Truth is
defined using the tools of model theory and formal semantics, but
the theory also captures how social power dynamics strongly
influence the operation of the concept of truth within the social
fabric. Systemic ignorance, propagated through false speech and
misinformation, sustains oppressive power structures and
perpetuates systemic inequity. Truth tends to empower marginalized
groups precisely because oppressive systems are maintained through
systemic ignorance. If the truth sets people free, then power will
work to obscure it. Hence, the rise of misinformation as a
political weapon is a strategy of dominant power to undermine the
political advancement of marginalized groups.
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