Series: Insights: Philosophy in Focus

A philosopher examines the complicated phenomenon of gaslighting. Gaslighting is suddenly in everyone's vocabulary. It's written about, talked about, tweeted about, even sung about (in 'Gaslighting' by The Chicks). It's become shorthand for being manipulated by someone who insists that up is down, hot is cold, dark is light—someone who isn't just lying about such things, but trying to drive...

A philosopher examines the complicated phenomenon of gaslighting.'Gaslighting' is suddenly in everyone's vocabulary. It's written about, talked about, tweeted about, even sung about (in 'Gaslighting' by The Chicks). It's become shorthand for being manipulated by someone who insists that up is down, hot is cold, dark is light someone who isn't just lying about such things, but trying to drive...