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Knowledge and information

We have come a long way from the religions, myths and foundation stories that created the bedrock of man s early understanding of the world and everything in it, and our stock of knowledge has increased exponentially in recent times. In this volume leading scholars in the arts and sciences discuss how knowledge and information have been preserved and transferred throughout history, bringing us up to today s digital age and the multiple challenges it presents, not least with regard to our personal data.

Amid growing tension between a cognitive elite and those who feel excluded from public discourse and decision making, alongside increasing friction in academia over freedom of interpretation and expression, will our information society turn out to be an era of enlightenment or are we entering a new dark age for knowledge?


Authors:

  • Mark Pagel
  • Mark Plotkin
  • John Hemming
  • Jessica Frazier
  • Richard Miles
  • Erica Benner
  • Peter Burke
  • Nathan Shachar
  • Suzana Herculano-Houzel
  • Mariano Sigman
  • Martin Ingvar
  • Michael Goodman
  • Gill Bennett
  • Simon Mayall
  • Maria Borelius
  • Andrew Keen
  • Nicholas Carr
  • Peter Frankopan
  • M. Antoni J. Ucerler
  • Christopher Coker
  • Janne Haaland Matláry
  • Elisabeth Kendall
  • Claire Lehmann
  • David Goodhart
  • Brendan O’Neill
  • Fraser Nelson
  • Iain Martin
  • Adrian Wooldridge

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  • E-book

Duration:

  • 234 pages

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Nonfiction
  • History
  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Society

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