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The Death of Expertise

Hardcover • 2017 • English

The Death of Expertise

By Tom Nichols

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About the book

People are now exposed to more information than ever before, provided both by technology and by increasing access to every level of 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 equalintellectual footing with doctors and di...Show more

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ISBN

9780190469412

Publisher

Oxford University Press Inc

Published year

2017

Language

English

Original title

The Death of Expertise

Format

Hardcover

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