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Titolo: |
Speaking power to truth : digital discourse and the public intellectual / / edited by Michael Keren and Richard Hawkins
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Pubblicazione: | Edmonton, Alberta : , : AU Press, , [2015] |
©2015 | |
Ottawa, Ontario : , : Canadian Electronic Library, , 2016 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina: | 305.552 |
Soggetto topico: | Intellectuals |
Intellectual life | |
Digital media - Social aspects | |
Communication - Social aspects | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Persona (resp. second.): | HawkinsRichard |
KerenMichael <1944-> | |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 a |
Titolo autorizzato: | Speaking power to truth ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-77199-034-1 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910137169103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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