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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Chris Heffer (Reader in Linguistics in the School of English, Communication, and Philosophy, Reader in Linguistics in the School of English, Communication, and Philosophy, Cardiff University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780190923297ISBN 10: 0190923296 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 08 September 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface: On Epistemic Partisanship and Trust INTRODUCTION PART 1: THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS 1 Trust, Co-operation and Insincerity 2 Bullshit, Inquiry and Irresponsibility PART 2: THE TRUST FRAMEWORK 3 Claims of and Evidence for Untruthfulness 4 Justified Untruthfulness 5 Insincere Discourse Strategies 6 Epistemically Irresponsible Discourse 7 Culpability and Breach of Trust PART 3: CASE STUDIES 8 Discourse and Democracy: The TRUST Heuristic and Sample Analyses 9 Poisoning and Partisanship: An Analysis of the Salisbury Nerve Agent Attack CONCLUSION References.ReviewsIn this path-breaking volume, combining analyses of discursive strategies and pathologies with philosophical reflections on responsibility, Chris Heffer shines a light onto the heterogeneous nature of untruthfulness. The result is a compelling exploration of the space located between simple lies and unadulterated truths-a space occupied by bullshit, claptrap, and other forms of insincere or irresponsible speech. -Alessandra Tanesini, author of Philosophy of Language A-Z Going beyond critique, All Bullshit and Lies? develops important, interdisciplinary insights on 'untruthfulness' and 'trust' that also throw light on everyday experiences and contemporary media. -Alan Durant, Professor of Communication, Middlesex University School of Law, London Going beyond critique, All Bullshit and Lies? develops important, interdisciplinary insights on 'untruthfulness' and 'trust' that also throw light on everyday experiences and contemporary media. -Alan Durant, Professor of Communication, Middlesex University School of Law, London In this path-breaking volume, combining analyses of discursive strategies and pathologies with philosophical reflections on responsibility, Chris Heffer shines a light onto the heterogeneous nature of untruthfulness. The result is a compelling exploration of the space located between simple lies and unadulterated truths-a space occupied by bullshit, claptrap, and other forms of insincere or irresponsible speech. -Alessandra Tanesini, author of Philosophy of Language A-Z Author InformationChris Heffer is Reader in Linguistics in the School of English, Communication, and Philosophy at Cardiff University. He is the author of The Language of Jury Trial (2005) and editor of Legal-Lay Communication: Textual Travels in the Law (OUP 2013). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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