Abstract
Research on the nature of knowledge and its relations with social action has been part of philosophy’s agenda throughout its history. Nowadays, Fred Dretske defines it as a true belief causally supported by information, capable of influencing conduct. In this context, the notion of information and its ontological status assume an essential theoretical role both for the definition of knowledge and for explanations regarding the direction of collective and individual action. Especially in times of Big Data, together with the ease of access and sharing of information, we witness the spread of Fake News. Could such alleged information produce knowledge? Would actions arising from this news be morally responsible? In this work we deal with these issues, taking Dretske’s epistemological approach as a conceptual framework, considering mainly his notion of information and definition of knowledge.
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KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY, SOCIALACTION, DRETSKE, FAKENEWS
