Title:
The Internet of us : knowing more and understanding less in the age of big data / Michael Patrick Lynch.
Author:
Lynch, Michael P. (Michael Patrick), 1966- author.
Publication Information:
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
©2016
Call Number:
BD161 .L88 2017
Abstract:
"With 24/7 access to nearly all of the world's information at our fingertips, we no longer trek to the library or the encyclopedia shelf in search of answers. We just open our browsers, type in a few keywords, and wait for the information to come to us. Now firmly established as a pioneering work of modern philosophy, The Internet of Us has helped revolutionize our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age. Indeed, demonstrating that knowledge based on reason plays an essential role in society and that there is more to "knowing" than just acquiring information, leading philosopher Michael Patrick Lynch shows how our digital way of life makes us value some ways of processing information over others, and thus risks distorting the greatest traits of mankind. Charting a path from Plato's cave to "fake news," the result is a necessary guide on how to navigate the philosophical quagmire that is the "Internet of Things""-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781631492778
Physical Description:
xviii, 237 pages ; 22 cm
General Note:
"First published as a Liveright paperback 2017"--Title page verso.
Contents:
The new old problems of knowledge. Our digital form of life -- Google-knowing -- Fragmented reasons : is the Internet making us less reasonable? -- Truth, lies and social media -- How we know now. Who wants to know : privacy and autonomy -- Who does know : crowds, clouds and networks -- Who gets to know : the political economy of knowledge -- Understanding and the digital human -- The Internet of us.
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