Tom Nichols (Professor of N Professor of National Security Affairs

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The Death of Expertise

The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters

Beschreibung

From the anti-vaccination movement to citizen blogging to uninformed attacks on GMOs, the nation has witnessed a surge in intellectual egalitarianism. While increased access to information undoubtedly brings some societal benefits, the leap to enlightenment that millions of lightly educated people believe they make after scouring WebMD or Wikipedia undermines established sources of knowledge.

Autor

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: The Coming Age of Preventive War, and The Russian Presidency.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 144mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 436g
• ISBN-13: 9780190469412
• ISBN-10: 0190469412
• Artikelnr.: 45561147