Text

Speaking Power to Truth Digital Discourse and the Public Intellectual

---

Casting doubt on the assertion that online discourse, with its proliferation of voices, will somehow yield collective wisdom, Speaking Power to Truth raises concerns that this wealth of digitally enabled commentary is, in fact, too often bereft of the hallmarks of intellectual discourse: an epistemological framework and the provision of evidence to substantiate claims. Instead, the pursuit of truth finds itself in competition with the quest for public reputation, access to influence, and enhanced visibility. But as knowledge is drawn into the orbit of power, and as the line between knowledge and opinion is blurred, what role will the public intellectual play in the promotion and nurturing of democratic processes and goals? In exploring the implications of the digital transition, the contributors to Speaking Power to Truth provide both empirical evidence of, and philosophical reflection on, the current and future role of the public intellectual in a technologically mediated public sphere.

---

Availability

No copy data

Detail Information

Series Title

-

Call Number

216 pages

Publisher

Canada : AU Press., 2015

Collation

-

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781771990332.01

Classification

216 pages

Content Type

text

Media Type

computer

Carrier Type

online resource

Edition

-

Subject(s)

Political Science, Technology and Society
Communication Studies, Cultural Studies

Specific Detail Info

-

Statement of Responsibility

Michael Keren and Richard Hawkins

Other Information

Cataloger

Arin

Source

-

Validator

-

Other version/related

File Attachment

Comments

---

You must be logged in to post a comment