Książka Counterknowledge Damian Thompson

Counterknowledge

Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Twarda
Wydawca: W W NORTON & CO
Dostępność: Dostępna u dostawcy w małych ilościach
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We are being swamped with dangerous nonsense. From 9/11 conspiracy theories to Holocaust denial to a...

Informacje o książce

Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Twarda
Data wydania
2013
strony
176
EAN
9780393067699
ISBN
0393067696
Enbook ID
04603779
Wydawca
Waga
666
Wymiary
150 x 250 x 15

Pełny opis

We are being swamped with dangerous nonsense. From 9/11 conspiracy theories to Holocaust denial to alternative medicine, we are all experiencing an epidemic of demonstrably untrue descriptions of the world. For Damian Thompson, the misinformation industry is wreaking havoc on the once-lauded virtues of science and reason. Unproven theories and spurious claims are forms of "counterknowledge," and, helped by the Internet, they are creating a global generation of misguided adherents who repeat these untruths and lend them credence. Thompson explores our readiness to accept falsehoods and the viral role of technology in spreading quack remedies, pseudo-history, and creationist fanaticism. Following in the footsteps of Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion, Sam Harris's The End of Faith, and Christopher Hitchens's God Is Not Great, Counterknowledge is a brilliant defense of scientific proof in an age of fabrication.

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