The prefix ‘post’ in post-truth means truth is eclipsed, not past
Evidence
The Oxford Dictionaries define “post-truth” as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” In this, they underline that the prefix “post” is meant to indicate not so much the idea that we are “past” truth in a temporal sense (as in “postwar”) but in the sense that truth has been eclipsed—that it is irrelevant. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 40
Categorization
- DEFINE: Defines ‘post-truth’ via the Oxford dictionaries’ parsing of the prefix.
- XREF: connects to: For Hall, ‘post’ means continuing within a problematic, not abandoning it.; The ‘post’ in post-Marxism means working within but beyond an established problematic — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 753
Broader Connections
- The ‘post’ in post-Marxism means working within but beyond an established problematic
#expands(0.85) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 753 - For Hall, ‘post’ means continuing within a problematic, not abandoning it.
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