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The Internet of Us
Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
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The Internet of Us
With far-reaching implications, this urgent treatise promises to revolutionize our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age.
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The paradox confronting us today is that even as we know more and process information at a faster rate, we reason, think, and understand less. While a wealth of literature has been devoted to similar topics, the deep philosophical implications of this seismic shift have not been properly explored until now.
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 P. Lynch shows how the modern Internet has distorted not only the way we learn and communicate but also the very essence of what it means to be human.
Charting a path from Plato's cave to Shannon's mathematical theory of information to Google Glass, Lynch builds on previous works by Nicholas Carr, James Gleick, and Jaron Lanier to give us a necessary guide for how to navigate the philosophical quagmire that is the Information Age.
The Internet of Us by Michael P. Lynch provides an insightful exploration of this issue.
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Michael P. Lynch's The Internet of Us critically examines the impact of the internet on human knowledge and rationality. Reviews highlight Lynch's compelling arguments about the need for promoting scientific methodology and engaging in rational discourse amidst the online era's challenges. Praised for its clarity and historical insight, the book questions whether our increasingly digital lives hinder our reasoning abilities and explores how understanding knowledge production can foster more responsible thinking.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780871406613
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 19 April 2016
Country: United States
Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 168.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 427g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Michael P. Lynch is the director of the Humanities Institute and a professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut. His previous books include True to Life, which was selected as an Editors' Choice by the New York Times. Lynch lives in Storrs, Connecticut.
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