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ON THE NEXUS OF SOCIAL REALITY AND POLITICAL LIES

Toplumsal Gerçeklik ile Siyasal Yalanların Bağı Üzerine

Onur Bilginer(BAŞKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9956-2860
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349–370
Publication Date
2025-11-28
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Consequently, it is posited that the ideal types of political lying, instrumental in shaping social reality, can exist either discretely or as an intertwined amalgam, with each fulfilling a predominant function, namely egoistic, strategic, and imaginative, respectively.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines the relationship between truth, reality, and falsehood, and the political functions of lying.
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Key Findings & Data:It treats lying as a universal phenomenon or a human condition, considering its various forms throughout history and its manifestations in the post-truth era.
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Conclusion & Impact:Consequently, it is posited that the ideal types of political lying, instrumental in shaping social reality, can exist either discretely or as an intertwined amalgam, with each fulfilling a predominant function, namely egoistic, strategic, and imaginative, respectively.
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⚙️Variables:Toplumsal gerçeklik · ideolojik çekişme · partiküler yalan

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This study examines the relationship between truth, reality, and falsehood, and the political functions of lying. It treats lying as a universal phenomenon or a human condition, considering its various forms throughout history and its manifestations in the post-truth era. Drawing on history, sociology, philosophy, and political theory, it proposes a conceptual framework for analyzing lies. Central to this interdisciplinary approach is Weber’s concept of “ideal types” within his interpretive sociology. The study categorizes lies into everyday and political, then reclassifies political lies as particular, institutional, and foundational/noble. This allows for an exploration of the distinctions and situational overlaps between particular lies driven by personal interests/images, institutional lies safeguarding a certain identity/image, group, or public interest, and foundational lies embedded in or mediated by political ideologies. These subcategories are mental constructs and heuristic tools in a Weberian sense. Consequently, it is posited that the ideal types of political lying, instrumental in shaping social reality, can exist either discretely or as an intertwined amalgam, with each fulfilling a predominant function, namely egoistic, strategic, and imaginative, respectively.

Özet

Bu çalışma, hakikat, gerçeklik ve yalan arasındaki ilişkiyi ve yalanın siyasal işlevlerini inceler. Yalanı, tarihsel sürekliliği içerisinde farklı formları ve hakikat-sonrası dönemdeki tezahürleriyle birlikte evrensel bir olgu ya da bir insanlık durumu olarak ele alır. Tarih, sosyoloji, felsefe ve siyasal kuram alanlarını ziyaret ederek, yalanın analizi için kavramsal bir çerçeve önerir. Bu disiplinler arası yaklaşımın merkezinde, Weber’in yorumlayıcı sosyolojisindeki “ideal tipler” kavramı bulunmaktadır. Çalışma, yalanı gündelik ve siyasal olarak ikiye ayırdıktan sonra, siyasal yalanları partiküler, kurumsal ve kurucu/asil olmak üzere yeniden sınıflandırır. Böylelikle kişisel çıkarı/imajı gözeten partiküler yalanlar, belli bir kimliği/imajı, grup ya da kamu çıkarını koruyan kurumsal yalanlar ve siyasal ideolojilere dolayımlanan kurucu yalanlar arasındaki farklılıkları ve durumsal örtüşmeleri irdeler. Bu alt kategoriler, Weberyan anlamda zihinsel inşalar ve bulgusal araçlardır. Sonuç olarak, toplumsal gerçekliğin biçimlenmesinde etkili olan siyasal yalanın ideal tiplerinin ayrı ayrı ya da iç içe geçmiş bir amalgam olarak bulunabileceği ve her birinin sırasıyla egoistik, stratejik ve imgesel işlevleri yerine getirdiği ileri sürülür.

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Bilginer, O. (2025). ON THE NEXUS OF SOCIAL REALITY AND POLITICAL LIES. ViraVerita E-Dergi, Sayı: 22, 349–370. https://doi.org/10.47124/viraverita.1739788

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