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Problem with Stupid, The

Problem with Stupid, The

ignorance, intellectuals, post-truth and resistance

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  • Release Date: 26/05/2023
  • Barcode: 9781803410760
  • Genre: Non-Fiction
  • Sub-Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
  • Publisher: Collective Ink
Problem with Stupid, The

Problem with Stupid, The

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ignorance, intellectuals, post-truth and resistance
How has 'people are stupid' become a political argument, and what does it mean?
In the past two decades, the rise of a particular commonplace in public debate has emerged on both the Left and the Right: the threat of 'the stupid.' Far from a throwaway ad hominem, stupidity has become a key trope for both explaining and criticising the election results, culture wars and the advances of post-truth. But how do we negotiate 'the stupid' in a meaningful way? Does critique and resistance depend on the mobilisation of intellect, and what does the prevalence of stupidity as a commonplace suggest about the risks of such a mobilisation? What are the resources to work through it outside of condemnation or insult? Taking 'the stupid' as a primary figure in today's cultural rhetoric, Tom Grimwood uses internet memes, film and media, alongside philosophical inquiry, to present a series of interventions in the assumptions of what makes 'the stupid' dangerous and how to move beyond these assumptions into effective resistance.

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