Bibliograph

The death of expertise, the campaign against established knowledge and why it matters, Tom Nichols

Type

Label

The death of expertise, the campaign against established knowledge and why it matters, Tom Nichols

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The death of expertise

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

965120125

Responsibility statement

Tom Nichols

Sub title

the campaign against established knowledge and why it matters

Summary

A cult of anti-expertise sentiment has coincided with anti-intellectualism, resulting in massively viral yet poorly informed debates ranging from the anti-vaccination movement to attacks on GMOs. As Tom Nichols shows in The Death of Expertise, there are a number of reasons why this has occurred-ranging from easy access to Internet search engines to a customer satisfaction model within higher education

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The death of expertise -- Experts and citizens -- How conversation became exhausting -- Higher education : the customer is always right -- Let me google that for you : how unlimited information is making us dumber -- The "new" new journalism, and lots of it -- When the experts are wrong -- Conclusion: Experts and democracy

Target audience

adult

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