Mark Pagel, Mark Plotkin

Knowledge and information : the potential and peril of human intelligence

239 kr

ISBN: 9789189069619

Published: 2021-03-04

Pages: 345

Language: English

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?

Author

Mark Pagel, Mark Plotkin

ISBN

9789189069619

ISBN E-book

978-91-89069-89-3

ISBN Audiobook

978-91-89425-57-6

Published

2021-03-04

Pages

345

Language

English

Country of manufacture

Other

Illustrated. 175x250x37 mm.

Editors

Kurt Almqvist

Editor

Kurt Almqvist is CEO at the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit.

Mattias Hessérus

Editor

Authors

Adrian Wooldridge

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Andrew Keen

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Brendan O´Neill

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Christopher Coker

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Clarie Lehmann

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David Goodhart

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Elisabeth Kendall

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Erica Benner

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Fraser Nelson

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Gill Bennett

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Iain Martin

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Janne Haaland Matláry

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Jessica Frazier

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John Hemming

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M. Antoni J. Ucerler, S.J.

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Maria Borelius

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Mariano Sigman

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Mark Pagel

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Mark Plotkin

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Martin Ingvar

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Michael Goodman

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Nathan Shachar

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Nathan Shachar studied Arabic, philosophy and Spanish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Nicholas Carr

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Peter Burke

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Peter Frankopan

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Richard Miles

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Sir Simon Mayall

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Suzana Herculano-Houzel

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