{"656476":{"#nid":"656476","#data":{"type":"event","title":"On Knowing What the Facts Are: A Very Brief History of Epistemology and its Political Implications","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ethicxcenter.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EETHICx\u003C\/a\u003E for a talk by Michael Hoffmann\u0026nbsp;of the School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe are living in times in which matters of fact are becoming more and more contentious. Who won the presidential election of 2020? What are the facts regarding what happened on Jan.\u0026nbsp;6 at the Capitol? Then there is declining trust in science and unfathomable belief in conspiracy theories. Many people are looking to philosophy and are asking for help: Isn\u0026rsquo;t there just one truth? This talk summarizes 2,500 years of philosophical debate on the nature of knowledge. It is intended to explain the importance of epistemological issues to students and non-philosophers interested in politics and policy, and it invites a discussion on what philosophy might be able to contribute to securing the epistemological foundations of democracy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bit.ly\/3tlwz0r\u0022\u003EMicrosoft Teams link\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Hoffmann of the School of Public Policy will give the talk, hosted by ETHICx.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Michael Hoffmann of the School of Public Policy will give the talk, hosted by ETHICx."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2022-03-18 17:26:56","changed_gmt":"2022-03-22 16:24:48","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-03-23T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2022-03-23T15:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-03-23T15:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-03-23 18:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-03-23 19:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-03-23 19:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gwyner3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Public Policy | Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}