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Culture, history and society

Lee McIntyre: the ‘rant lit’ philosopher whose angry new book is ‘peppered with flaws and contradictions’

06 Dec 2023 Robert P Crease

Robert P Crease reviews On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy by Lee McIntyre

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The art of persuasion How should one deal with people who don’t agree with accepted narratives? (Courtesy: iStock/Alicja Nowakowska)
Lee McIntyre is angry. He’s angry about the storming of the US Capitol in January 2021. He’s ang

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Robert P Crease is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University, US and writes the monthly Critical Point column for Physics World, robertpcrease.com, e-mail robert.crease@stonybrook.edu. His latest book is The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory
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