TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wood,Donald N.
TI  - Post-intellectualism and the decline of democracy: the failure of reason and responsibility in the twentieth century 
SN  - 0275954218
AV  - HN90.M3 W63 1996
U1  - 301 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Westport, Conn.
PB  - Praeger
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Social problems
KW  - Democracy
N1  - 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
ER  -