Post-intellectualism and the decline of democracy : the failure of reason and responsibility in the twentieth century / Donald N. Wood ; foreword by Neil Postman.

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Main Author: Wood, Donald N., 1934- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1996.
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505 0 0 |t Figures and Tables --  |t Foreword --  |t Preface --  |g Pt. 1.  |t Orientation: The Concept of Post-Intellectualism --  |g 1.  |t Our Intellectual Foundations --  |g 2.  |t Emergence of Post-Intellectualism --  |g 3.  |t Four Attributes of Post-Intellectualism --  |g 4.  |t Underlying Determinants of Post-Intellectualism --  |g Pt. 2.  |t Personal Consequences of Post-Intellectualism --  |g 5.  |t Illiteracy: The Brave New Mega-Mediated World --  |g 6.  |t The Fishbowl Society: Loss of Privacy --  |g 7.  |t Cognitive Chaos: The Data Daze --  |g 8.  |t Isolation and Loss of Direction: Disoriented We Despair --  |g Pt. 3.  |t Social Consequences of Post-Intellectualism --  |g 9.  |t Hyper-Urbanization: Losing Our Way in the Concrete Jungle --  |g 10.  |t Economic Destitution: Bankruptcy of Fiscal Theory --  |g 11.  |t Environmental Decay: Damn the Resources, Full Speed Ahead! --  |g 12.  |t Moral Collapse: Sex, Lies, Violence, and Videotape --  |g Pt. 4.  |t Political Consequences of Post-Intellectualism --  |g 13.  |t Retribalization: Fragmenting the Global Village --  |g 14.  |t Democracy and Responsibility: The Freedom Dilemma --  |g 15.  |t Democratic Decline: The Dream Grows Dim --  |g 16.  |t Control and Manipulation: Alternatives to Anarchy --  |g Pt. 5.  |t Prognosis: Future Directions and Considerations --  |g 17.  |t Concerns and Questions --  |g 18.  |t Steps Toward Solutions --  |t Selected Bibliography --  |t Index. 
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