Counterknowledge
ISBN-13:
9780393067699
ISBN-10:
0393067696
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Damian Thompson
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Format:
Hardcover
176 pages
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9780393067699
ISBN-10:
0393067696
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Damian Thompson
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Format:
Hardcover
176 pages
Summary
Counterknowledge (ISBN-13: 9780393067699 and ISBN-10: 0393067696), written by authors
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Description
An important and compelling book on the viral dissemination of misinformation in today's world.
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.We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book
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