Post-intellectualism and the decline of democracy : the failure of reason and responsibility in the twentieth century / Donald N. Wood ; foreword by Neil Postman.
Material type: TextPublisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1996Description: xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0275954218
- 9780275954215
- 027595661X
- 9780275956615
- 301
- HN90.M3 W63 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.
Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Pt. 1. Orientation: The Concept of Post-Intellectualism -- 1. Our Intellectual Foundations -- 2. Emergence of Post-Intellectualism -- 3. Four Attributes of Post-Intellectualism -- 4. Underlying Determinants of Post-Intellectualism -- Pt. 2. Personal Consequences of Post-Intellectualism -- 5. Illiteracy: The Brave New Mega-Mediated World -- 6. The Fishbowl Society: Loss of Privacy -- 7. Cognitive Chaos: The Data Daze -- 8. Isolation and Loss of Direction: Disoriented We Despair -- Pt. 3. Social Consequences of Post-Intellectualism -- 9. Hyper-Urbanization: Losing Our Way in the Concrete Jungle -- 10. Economic Destitution: Bankruptcy of Fiscal Theory -- 11. Environmental Decay: Damn the Resources, Full Speed Ahead! -- 12. Moral Collapse: Sex, Lies, Violence, and Videotape -- Pt. 4. Political Consequences of Post-Intellectualism -- 13. Retribalization: Fragmenting the Global Village -- 14. Democracy and Responsibility: The Freedom Dilemma -- 15. Democratic Decline: The Dream Grows Dim -- 16. Control and Manipulation: Alternatives to Anarchy -- Pt. 5. Prognosis: Future Directions and Considerations -- 17. Concerns and Questions -- 18. Steps Toward Solutions -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
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