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The Potential and Peril of Human Intelligence


  • Stolpe Publishing (T&H)
  • by Peter Frankopan, Jessica Frazier, Adrian Wooldridge
We have come a long way from the religions, myths and foundation stories that created the bedrock of man's early understanding of the world and everything in it, and our stock of knowledge has increased exponentially in recent times. In this volume leading scholars in the arts and sciences discuss how knowledge and information have been preserved and transferred throughout history, bringing us up to today's digital age and the multiple challenges it presents, not least with regard to our personal data.

ISBN 9789189069619 | EN | HB
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Publisher Stolpe Publishing (T&H)
ISBN 9789189069619
Author(s) Peter Frankopan, Jessica Frazier, Adrian Wooldridge
Publication date June 2022
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 246 x 175 mm
Pages 345
Language(s) English ed.
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We have come a long way from the religions, myths and foundation stories that created the bedrock of man s early understanding of the world and everything in it, and our stock of knowledge has increased exponentially in recent times. In this volume leading scholars in the arts and sciences discuss how knowledge and information have been preserved and transferred throughout history, bringing us up to today s digital age and the multiple challenges it presents, not least with regard to our personal data.

Amid growing tension between a cognitive elite and those who feel excluded from public discourse and decision making, alongside increasing friction in academia over freedom of interpretation and expression, will our information society turn out to be an era of enlightenment or are we entering a new dark age for knowledge?