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?

Format Klotband Omfång 345 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Bokförlaget Stolpe Utgivningsdatum 2021-03-04 Medverkande Kurt Almqvist Medverkande Mattias Hessérus Medverkande Mark Pagel Medverkande Mark Plotkin Medverkande John Hemming Medverkande Jessica Frazier Medverkande Richard Miles Medverkande Erica Benner Medverkande Peter Burke Medverkande Nathan Shachar Medverkande Suzana Herculano-Houzel Medverkande Mariano Sigman Medverkande Martin Ingvar Medverkande Michael Goodman Medverkande Gill Bennett Medverkande Simon Mayall Medverkande Maria Borelius Medverkande Andrew Keen Medverkande Nicholas Carr Medverkande Peter Frankopan Medverkande S.J. M. Antoni J. Ucerler Medverkande Christopher Coker Medverkande Janne Haaland Matláry Medverkande Elisabeth Kendall Medverkande Clarie Lehmann Medverkande David Goodhart Medverkande Brendan O´Neill Medverkande Fraser Nelson Medverkande Iain Martin Medverkande Adrian Wooldridge Medverkande Martin Peterson Medverkande Elin Pålsson ISBN 9789189069619