01718nam 22003733u 450 991055748140332120210107231755.01-77199-035-X(CKB)3710000000573553(EBL)4189521(MiAaPQ)EBC4189521(EXLCZ)99371000000057355320160111d2015|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Speaking Power to Truth[electronic resource] Digital Discourse and the Public IntellectualEdmonton Athabasca University Press20151 online resource (170 p.)Cultural DialecticsDescription based upon print version of record.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 DialecticsCultural Dialectics Speaking Power to Truth Electronic books.Keren Michael541038Hawkins Richard557010AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910557481403321Speaking Power to Truth2824319UNINA