Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 208 mm, Gewicht: 330 g
The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters
Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 208 mm, Gewicht: 330 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-086597-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
As Tom Nichols shows in The Death of Expertise, this rejection of experts has occurred for many reasons, including the openness of the internet, the emergence of a customer satisfaction model in higher education, and the transformation of the news industry into a 24-hour entertainment machine. Paradoxically, the increasingly democratic dissemination of information, rather than producing an educated public, has instead created an army of ill-informed and angry citizens who denounce intellectual achievement.
Nichols has deeper concerns than the current rejection of expertise and learning, noting that when ordinary citizens believe that no one knows more than anyone else, democratic institutions themselves are in danger of falling either to populism or to technocracy--or, in the worst case, a combination of both. The Death of Expertise is not only an exploration of a dangerous phenomenon but also a warning about the stability and survival of modern democracy in the Information Age.
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- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
- Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Informationstechnik, IT-Industrie
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Internet, E-Mail, Social Media