Philosophy Talk. The Allure of Authoritarianism

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: In George Orwell's 1984, the party's "final, most essential command" was "to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears." Authoritarian regimes call on us to accept as fact whatever they tell us; or worse, as Hannah Arendt says, they get us to a point where we no longer know—or care about—the difference between fiction and reality. So why are so many so willing to reject the evidence of their senses and deny basic, confirmable truths? Is there something about human psychology that makes us susceptible to totalitarian propaganda? And as the appeal of authoritarian leaders grows around the world, how do we guard against such radical thought manipulation? Josh and Ken lure Michael Lynch from the University of Connecticut, author of Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture.

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical
Form	podcasts
Extent	1 audio file
Place	KALW (Radio station : San Francisco, Calif.)California
Date created	October 6, 2019
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Track configuration	Stereo

Subject	Authoritarianism
Genre	Radio talk shows

philosophytalk.org show page	Title The Allure of Authoritarianism
Finding Aid	Title Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
Show#	491.0
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/rx031fb1221
Location	SC1118
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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