Propaganda, Misinformation, and the Epistemic Value of Democracy
Publication Date
January 2018
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Critical Review: A Journal of Politics and Society
Volume
30
Issue
3-4
DOI
10.1080/08913811.2018.1575007
First Page
194
Last Page
218
Abstract
If citizens are to make enlightened collective decisions, they need to rely on true factual beliefs, but misinformation impairs their ability to do so. Although some cases of misinformation are deliberate and amount to propaganda, cases of inadvertent misinformation are just as problematic in affecting the beliefs and behavior of democratic citizens. A review of empirical evidence suggests that this is a serious issue that cannot entirely be addressed by means of deliberation.
Keywords
epistemic democracy, fake news, Hélène Landemore, misinformation, political epistemology, propaganda
Recommended Citation
Etienne Brown. "Propaganda, Misinformation, and the Epistemic Value of Democracy" Critical Review: A Journal of Politics and Society (2018): 194-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/08913811.2018.1575007
