Most of us know of Charlton Heston as an excellent actor, with spectaculars such as Ben Hur and The Ten Commandments in his filmography. However, he did more, much more. Let me highlight his contributions to philosophy, as a performer. In the series of audiobooks, The Giants of Philosophy, he recorded many years ago, he took on a task no other top movie star has ever attempted that being to bring serious philosophy to the masses. These books are well produced and include segments on Kant, Aristotle, Spinoza, Hegel, and many others. Most run two hours or more. Not only that they are available on YouTube. Free. Check them out. You will not be disappointed.
Every day, we are all bombarded with information, especially on news channels. One group claims it's false; another calls it the truth. How can we know when to accept it or alternatively how can we know it's false? There are several factors which influence acceptance of fake or false information. Here are the big four. Some just don’t have the knowledge to discern fact/truth from fiction/fact/false*. Some fake information is cleverly disguised and simply appears to be correct. Some fake information is accepted because the person wants to believe it. Some fake information is accepted because there is no other information to the contrary. However, the acceptance of information of any kind become a kind of truth , and this is a well studied topic. In the link below is an essay on “The Truth About Truth.” This shows simply that what is your point of view, different types of information are generally accepted, fake or not. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/g-donald-allen-420b03
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