Disinformation as a Form of Social Injustice

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21142/DES-1704-2025-%25p

Keywords:

Public, dignity, autonomy, truth, disinformation

Abstract

In this essay I argue that the practice of disinformation is a form of social injustice, since it is an attempt to harm the individual´s capacity to participate in the democratic process of discussion of public issues. After reviewing the importance that truth has in the life of individual and communities and surveying, following John Dewey, the concept of the public, I posit that to disinform, that is to intentionally propagate false information regarding a topic of public interest, constitute an attack on the dignity of the person, since this dignity is grounded on the individual´s ability to engage in the justification of social and political norms.

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Author Biography

  • Carlos Alberto de la Puente, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

    Ph. D. en Filosofía por The New School for Social Research y profesor ordinario en la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

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Published

2025-12-22

How to Cite

Disinformation as a Form of Social Injustice. (2025). Desde El Sur, 17(4), e0080. https://doi.org/10.21142/DES-1704-2025-%p