Philosophy Talk. The Allure of Authoritarianism
Context
Item belongs to a collection
Philosophy Talk, 2002-
The collection contains Philosophy Talk program audio from 2002 on.
- Digital collection
- 499 digital items
- Physical collection
- 446 computer files
- Finding aid
- Online Archive of California
Description
Creators/Contributors
Abstract/Contents
<html>In George Orwell’s <i>1984</i>, the party’s “final, most essential command” was “to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.” Authoritarian regimes call on us to accept as fact whatever they tell us; or worse, as Hannah Arendt says, they get us to a point where we no longer know—or care about—the difference between fiction and reality. So why are so many so willing to reject the evidence of their senses and deny basic, confirmable truths? Is there something about human psychology that makes us susceptible to totalitarian propaganda? And as the appeal of authoritarian leaders grows around the world, how do we guard against such radical thought manipulation? Josh and Ken lure Michael Lynch from the University of Connecticut, author of <i>Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture.</i></html>
Subjects
- Subject
- Authoritarianism
- Philosophy
- Genre
- Radio talk shows
Bibliographic information
- Finding Aid
- Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
- Show#
- 491
- Repository
- Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
- Location
- https://purl.stanford.edu/rx031fb1221
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- These files may not be reproduced or used for any purpose without permission. For permission requests, please contact Ken and John (http://philosophytalk.org/contact).
