Death of expertise, the: the campaign against established knowledge and why it matters
Auteur :
Nichols, Tom
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780190469412
Date de publication :
27 avr. 2017
Dimensions :
14,2 x 21,3 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
422 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
From the anti-vaccination movement to citizen blogging to uninformed attacks on GMOs, the nation has witnessed a surge in intellectual egalitarianism. While increased access to information undoubtedly brings some societal benefits, the leap to enlightenment that millions of lightly educated people believe they make after scouring WebMD or Wikipedia undermines established sources of knowledge.