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

The post-truth world threatens our collective commitment to rationality but must not become the norm. Synthesis of the scholarship on anti-intellectualism and personal attributes informs educational practices to promote development of student's rational mind-set and rationalist identity necessary to combat anti-rationalism and the post-truth world.

Robert J. Thompson

Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Anti-Intellectualism: Contributing Factors and Societal Effects Chapter 1: Introduction: Intellect and the Paradox of American Attitudes Chapter 2: Hofstadter: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life Chapter 3: Hofstadter Reexamined and the Resurgence of Anti-Intellectualism Chapter 4: The Types and Characteristics of Intellectuals and their Work Chapter 5: Standard Critique, Loss of Authority, and the New Public Intellectual Part II: Post-Truth, Rationality, and False Beliefs Chapter 6: A Post-truth World and Valuing Truth Chapter 7: Rational Thinking Chapter 8: The Formation and Correction of False Beliefs Part III: Personal Attributes Constituting a Rational Mind-Set Chapter 9: Personal Epistemology Chapter 10: Personality Traits and Epistemic Dispositions and Virtues Chapter 11: Identity Formation and the Narrative Process of Self-Authorship Part IV: The Challenges and Opportunities for Higher Education Chapter 12: Restoring our Shared Commitment to Rationali