The E-truth. Changes in the Perception of Truth under the Impact of Cyberspace

Authors

  • Dan Gabriel Sîmbotin “Gheorghe Zane” Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18662/brain/12.2/203

Keywords:

e-truth, e-positivism, post-truth, cyberspace, COVID- 19

Abstract

The changes regarding the perception of reality under the impact of the development of information technologies also determined the conceptual rethinking of the truth. In this article we briefly follow the limits of the epistemic integration of the cyberspace, the need to develop new methodological perspectives and introduce a new concept of synthesis: the e-truth. It is viewed from the perspective of seeking truth in relation to data processing, computational simulation, AI and VR development. This research must be performed from the perspective of the epistemic-ontic correspondence using a positivist methodology correlated to the cyberspace (e-positivism). Finally, we briefly review the construction of the e-truth within the context of the pandemic caused by Covid 19.

Author Biography

Dan Gabriel Sîmbotin, “Gheorghe Zane” Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch

“Gheorghe Zane” Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch

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Published

2021-07-19

How to Cite

Sîmbotin, D. G. . (2021). The E-truth. Changes in the Perception of Truth under the Impact of Cyberspace. BRAIN. Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience, 12(2), 247-253. https://doi.org/10.18662/brain/12.2/203

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