Speaking power to truth : : digital discourse and the public intellectual / / edited by Michael Keren and Richard Hawkins.
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 epistemo...
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| Superior document: | Cultural dialectics |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edmonton, Alberta : : AU Press,, [2015]. ©2015 Ottawa, Ontario : : Canadian Electronic Library,, 2016. |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cultural dialectics.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (217 pages) :; illustrations, maps |
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| Summary: | 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 |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1771990341 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Michael Keren and Richard Hawkins. |