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The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters
Tom Nichols
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Description for The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters
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People are now exposed to more information than ever before, provided both by technology and by increasing access to every level of education. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Today, everyone knows everything: with only a quick trip through WebMD or Wikipedia, average citizens believe themselves to be on an equal intellectual footing with doctors and diplomats. All voices, even the most ridiculous, demand to be taken with equal seriousness, and any claim to the contrary is dismissed as ... Read more
People are now exposed to more information than ever before, provided both by technology and by increasing access to every level of education. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Today, everyone knows everything: with only a quick trip through WebMD or Wikipedia, average citizens believe themselves to be on an equal intellectual footing with doctors and diplomats. All voices, even the most ridiculous, demand to be taken with equal seriousness, and any claim to the contrary is dismissed as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190469412
SKU
V9780190469412
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About Tom Nichols
Tom Nichols is Professor of National Security Affairs at the US Naval War College, an adjunct professor at the Harvard Extension School, and a former aide in the U.S. Senate. He is also the author of several works on foreign policy and international security affairs, including The Sacred Cause, No Use: Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security, Eve of Destruction: ... Read more
Reviews for The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters
Meticulously researched
Sheril Kirshenbaum, Science
Nichols has a sense of humour and chooses his examples well. His anger is a lot more attractive than the standard condescension.
Robert Armstrong, Financial Times
Excellent... makes important points and offers valuable insight, particularly when it comes to the role of the internet and social media in our political environment... ... Read more
Sheril Kirshenbaum, Science
Nichols has a sense of humour and chooses his examples well. His anger is a lot more attractive than the standard condescension.
Robert Armstrong, Financial Times
Excellent... makes important points and offers valuable insight, particularly when it comes to the role of the internet and social media in our political environment... ... Read more