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Unmasking : the end of debate? /

Unmasking is an extreme form of criticism that is becoming increasingly prevalent in social science and everyday discourse where individuals are accused of being fraudulent and ideas are exposed as illusions, making debate and argument irrelevant. In this film, look at Professor Peter Baehr's a...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Leicester, England] : ShortCuts TV, 2020.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Rhetorical criticism.
Debates and debating.
Illusion (Philosophy)
Critique rhétorique.
Débats et controverses.
Illusion (Philosophie)
Debates and debating
Rhetorical criticism
Feature films
Educational films
Short films
Educational films.
Short films.
Feature films.
Films éducatifs.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Unmasking is an extreme form of criticism that is becoming increasingly prevalent in social science and everyday discourse where individuals are accused of being fraudulent and ideas are exposed as illusions, making debate and argument irrelevant. In this film, look at Professor Peter Baehr's analysis of unmasking, provide some key examples, and consider some of the implications of unmasking for academia and for society.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed February 25, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (14 minutes)
Playing Time:00:13:40