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.
Highlights
The "truth" represented a cultural fascination being a central element for human thinking, inciting debates, developing theories, claiming wide areas from epistemology to metaphysics, from theology to science
We called this new type of truth e-truth to emphasize its characteristics, which are closely related to the cyberspace
Starting from the computational analysis of data and ending with the most complex forms of virtual reality, combined with artificial intelligence each step must develop its own system of evaluation and control so that the outcomes have a high degree of plausibility
Summary
The "truth" represented a cultural fascination being a central element for human thinking, inciting debates, developing theories, claiming wide areas from epistemology to metaphysics, from theology to science. One of the unique changes that occurred in the epistemology and ontology is based on the emergence of a new reality, the virtual one, developed by following the expansion of information technologies. This new reality requires a reconsideration of the problem of truth by adapting it to new ontologies. We called this new type of truth e-truth to emphasize its characteristics, which are closely related to the cyberspace
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