Anti-intellectualism to Anti-rationalism to Post-truth Era: The Challenges for Higher Education

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Robert J. Thompson, Jr.

Anti-intellectualism to Anti-rationalism to Post-truth Era

The Challenges for Higher Education

Robert J. Thompson, Jr.

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Lexington Books
15 March 2024

Philosophy & theory of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education

Anti-intellectualism to Anti-rationalism to Post-truth Era: The Challenges for Higher Education argues that emergence of the post-truth world is evidence that anti-intellectualism, long recognized as a characteristic of American culture, has morphed into anti-rationalism as a surging force in American society that threatens our collective commitment to rationality. A post-truth world, however, is not an immutable condition and cannot be accepted as the new norm. The author argues that American higher education take responsibility for combating anti-rationalism by promoting the development of student's personal attributes that constitute a rational mind-set and rationalist identity, such that they hold themselves accountable for commitments to seeking truth and the value of critical thought and reasoned discourse as defining element of their way of being in the world. Scholarship exists across many disciplines regarding anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism in American society and the personal attributes that together constitute a rational mind-set, including an evaluativist personal epistemology, open-mindedness and conscientiousness, and a rationalist identity. The author brings the perspective of a psychologist to the analysis and synthesis of this scholarship and the implications for educational practices that are effective in promoting the development of student's rational mind-set and rationalist identity necessary to combat anti-rationalism and the post-truth world.

By: Robert J. Thompson Jr.
Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 151mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 513g
ISBN: 9781793653345
ISBN 10: 1793653348
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 15 March 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert J. Thompson Jr. is professor emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University.

Reviews for Anti-intellectualism to Anti-rationalism to Post-truth Era: The Challenges for Higher Education

"Thompson outlines how American culture has abandoned reason, evidence, and critical thought and instead embraced emotion and personal belief as the source of knowledge. In a text that points to questions such as ""Is truth irrelevant? If so, how did we get to this point?"" the author successfully details the dynamics underlying that vague and complex construct called truth.... Recommended. Graduate students and faculty. -- ""Choice Reviews"""