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Climate Change Skepticism with Lawrence Torcello

Climate Change Skepticism with Lawrence Torcello

FromWhy We Argue


Climate Change Skepticism with Lawrence Torcello

FromWhy We Argue

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How does corporate misinformation and partisan skepticism effect what we know about climate change? Lawrence Torcello is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Philosophy. His research focuses on social and political philosophy, democratic theory, and climate justice. 
The "Why We Argue" podcast is produced by the Humanities Institute at the University of Connecticut as part of the Humility and Conviction in Public Life project.
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Released:
Nov 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (62)

Hosted by political philosopher and Vanderbilt University professor Robert Talisse, Why We Argue is an interview podcast that brings in academics, philosophers, historians, journalists, politicians, and other notable public figures to think about the nature of truth in a time of viral misinformation. Created by Future of Truth, a project of the University of Connecticut's Humanities Institute and funded by the University of Connecticut, the Henry Luce Foundation, and Vanderbilt University.