Wood, Donald N.,  1934- <br/><br/>
Post-intellectualism and the decline of democracy :  the failure of reason and responsibility in the twentieth century / 
Donald N. Wood ; foreword by Neil Postman. 
 - xvii, 302 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index. 
<br/><br/> Figures and Tables --  Foreword --  Preface --  Orientation: The Concept of Post-Intellectualism --  Our Intellectual Foundations --  Emergence of Post-Intellectualism --  Four Attributes of Post-Intellectualism --  Underlying Determinants of Post-Intellectualism --  Personal Consequences of Post-Intellectualism --  Illiteracy: The Brave New Mega-Mediated World --  The Fishbowl Society: Loss of Privacy --  Cognitive Chaos: The Data Daze --  Isolation and Loss of Direction: Disoriented We Despair --  Social Consequences of Post-Intellectualism --  Hyper-Urbanization: Losing Our Way in the Concrete Jungle --  Economic Destitution: Bankruptcy of Fiscal Theory --  Environmental Decay: Damn the Resources, Full Speed Ahead! --  Moral Collapse: Sex, Lies, Violence, and Videotape --  Political Consequences of Post-Intellectualism --  Retribalization: Fragmenting the Global Village --  Democracy and Responsibility: The Freedom Dilemma --  Democratic Decline: The Dream Grows Dim --  Control and Manipulation: Alternatives to Anarchy --  Prognosis: Future Directions and Considerations --  Concerns and Questions --  Steps Toward Solutions --  Selected Bibliography --  Index.  Pt. 1.  1.  2.  3.  4.  Pt. 2.  5.  6.  7.  8.  Pt. 3.  9.  10.  11.  12.  Pt. 4.  13.  14.  15.  16.  Pt. 5.  17.  18. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0275954218 9780275954215 027595661X 9780275956615 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96010420 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mass media--Social aspects--United States<br/>Social problems--United States<br/>Democracy--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN90.M3  / W63 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301