In an age of misinformation and confusion, philosophy could help to create a better world →
“Experts aren’t exactly in vogue these days. From Brexit to the climate emergency and Covid-19, much of the media, swathes of the public, and quite a few politicians have had “enough” of listening to experts (in Michael Gove’s infamous phrase).
The technocratic confidence which characterised pre-2008 politics and begrudging acceptance of expert-approved cruel austerity measures in the subsequent years has been replaced by a loss of faith in even the most basic standards of truth in public discourse. Things that were said, stuck to the side of buses, shouted at rallies are denied or disavowed as quickly and seamlessly as one changes one’s shirt.”