The perils of legally defining disinformation

What Is Disinformation?

LIBRARY TRENDS, Vol. 63, No. 3, 2015 (“Exploring Philosophies of Information,” edited by Ken Herold), pp. 401–426. © 2015 The Board of Trustees, University of Illinois Abstract Prototypical instances of disinformation include deceptive advertising (in business and in politics), government propaganda, doctored photographs, forged documents, fake maps, internet frauds, fake websites, and manipula...

A Conceptual Analysis of Disinformation

In this paper, the serious problem of disinformation is discussed. It is argued that, in order to deal with this problem, we first need to understand exactly what disinformation is. The philosophical method of conceptual analysis is described, and a conceptual analysis of disinformation is offered. Finally, how this analysis can help us to deal with the problem of disinformation is briefly disc...

The perils of snowmobiling.

Snowmobiling is a popular winter sport in Wisconsin, but it can result in serious injury and death. From 1998-2002, 1090 people in Wisconsin were hospitalized due to injuries related to snowmobiling. From 2002 to 2004, 51 snowmobile-related fatalities were reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Multiple risk factors exist for snowmobile injury and death, with alcohol consump...

The Perils of Presidentialism

The perils of connectivity.