02670oam 2200673 450 991013716910332120220228204115.01-77199-034-1(CKB)3710000000531624(EBL)4189522(SSID)ssj0001623296(PQKBManifestationID)16359375(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001623296(PQKBWorkID)14918578(PQKB)10001499(OOCEL)451075(OCoLC)945777174(CaBNVSL)kck00236446(MiAaPQ)EBC4392781(MiAaPQ)EBC4189522(MiAaPQ)EBC4839986(EXLCZ)99371000000053162420150130d20152015 uy 0engurbn#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSpeaking power to truth digital discourse and the public intellectual /edited by Michael Keren and Richard HawkinsEdmonton, Alberta :AU Press,[2015].©2015Ottawa, Ontario :Canadian Electronic Library,2016.1 online resource (217 pages) illustrations, mapsCultural dialectics1-77199-033-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Casting doubt on the assertion that online discourse, with its proliferation of voices, will somehow yield collective wisdom, Speaking Power to Truth raises concerns that this wealth of digitally enabled commentary is, in fact, too often bereft of the hallmarks of intellectual discourse: an epistemological framework and the provision of evidence to substantiate claims. Instead, the pursuit of truth finds itself in competition with the quest for public reputation, access to influence, and enhanced visibility. But as knowledge is drawn into the orbit of power, and as the line between knowledge aCultural dialectics.IntellectualsIntellectualsCase studiesIntellectual lifeDigital mediaSocial aspectsCommunicationSocial aspectsElectronic books.Intellectuals.IntellectualsIntellectual life.Digital mediaSocial aspects.CommunicationSocial aspects.305.552Hawkins RichardKeren Michael1944-FINmELBFINmELBUkMaJRUBOOK9910137169103321Speaking power to truth2092486UNINA