The place of truth in the public sphere and politics has recently been shattered, as evidenced by rise concepts like “post-truth”. Severe concerns about being defenseless face masses embracing lies gave to fears that unchained democracy together with newest communication technologies threatens destruction rational sphere. This paper proposes a distinctly political approach challenges is facing....

The first contribution of this article is a politico-philosophical map that, drawing upon two common sets arguments against modern natural rights, might help to explain the prevailing neo-republican position on rights. Under label ‘abstraction argument’, we explore view that rights are metaphysical construct usually ends in violent application speculative principles society. ‘self-interest disc...