Political and social discourse is a quagmire of facts, truths, opinions, and lies. How does each of these concepts function in our minds and the minds of those who speak them? This episode focuses on a collection of two small philosophical treatises by the philosopher Hannah Arendt released in a volume called On Lying And Politics. The book includes two works by Arendt, one published in 1954 called Truth and Politics and one published in 1971, in reaction to the leak of the Pentagon papers, called Lying in Politics. Arendt’s discussion of how facts, truths, lies, and opinions play out in the political and social sphere raises the political curtain and shines a spotlight on the limitations of truth-telling.

Listen as Geoffrey Wallis (coming back as T.W. Moore after a year of silence as a fully exited ex-Jehovah's Witness) discusses a new direction for Provisional Aspirations and how Arendt's philosophical stance on the relative powers of facts, truths, lies, and opinions can moderate an individual in their quest for truth.

In this episode, learn about:
The controversy surrounding Arendt and her writings (1:10)
How facts, truths, lies, and opinions play out in the sociopolitical landscape (4:58)
Why lies are essential in politics (12:27)

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