Death of Expertise, Paperback

Descriere

People are now exposed to more information than ever before, provided both by technology and by increasing access to every level 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 undemocratic elitism.

Despre autor

Tom Nichols

profesor și autor american (n. 1960)

Thomas Michael Nichols este un scriitor american, specialist academic în afaceri internaționale și profesor pensionar la Colegiul de Război Naval al Statelor Unite. Lucrările sale au abordat probleme legate de Rusia, arme nucleare și afaceri de securitate națională.