The stark realism of Primo Levi's experiences of the Shoah is considered in light of the current political climate in which the authoritarian other induces a divergence between reality, a state of things as they actually exist or existed, and truth, that which to some extent accords to reality. In this paper I will consider how truth becomes divorced from reality by considering Giegerich's interpretation of Plato's Parable of the Cave, arguing that truth is affected by perception and belief. After addressing 'truth' in justice, analytic work and the family, the post-truth phenomenon is discussed and defined as a force erosive to reason and sensibility; its general purpose is to avoid doubt and anxiety. The past is interpreted and re-interpreted to advance multiple geopolitical interests. Levi warned, in 1976, that the authoritarian state considers it quite permissible to alter the perception of what is true.

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普里莫·莱维 (Primo Levi) 的见证与重新诠释的过去：后真相与威权他者

普里莫·莱维 (Primo Levi) 大屠杀经历的鲜明现实主义是根据当前的政治气候来考虑的，在这种气候中，威权的他者导致现实、事物实际存在或存在的状态与真相之间出现分歧，真相在某种程度上符合到现实。在本文中，我将通过考虑 Giegerich 对柏拉图的洞穴寓言的解释来考虑真理如何脱离现实，认为真理受感知和信念的影响。在解决了正义、分析工作和家庭中的“真相”之后，后真相现象被讨论并定义为侵蚀理性和感性的力量；它的一般目的是避免怀疑和焦虑。过去被解释和重新解释以推进多种地缘政治利益。列维在 1976 年警告说，