Public Intellectuals, Viral Modernity and the Problem of Truth

Autor/in	Peters, Michael A.
Titel	Public Intellectuals, Viral Modernity and the Problem of Truth
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Studies, 70 (2022) 5, S.557-573 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Peters, Michael A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1005
DOI	10.1080/00071005.2022.2141859
Schlagwörter	Ethics; College Faculty; Researchers; Mass Media Effects; Information Technology; Social Media; Deception; Social Change; Networks; Educational History; Civil Rights; Freedom of Speech; Educational Theories; COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Countries; Immunization Programs; Political Attitudes; Philosophy; Intellectual Development; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Fakultät; Researcher; Forscher; Informationstechnologie; Soziale Medien; Täuschung; Sozialer Wandel; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Redefreiheit; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Ausland; Immunisierung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Philosophie; Mental development; Geistige Entwicklung; Neuseeland
Abstract	Public intellectuals today must be understood in relation to the concept of 'viral modernity', characterised by viral and open media and technologies of post-truth that reveal the dramatic transformations of the 'public', its forms and its future possibilities. The history, status and role of the public intellectual are constituted by both the network of law in liberal society and above all the primacy of the concept of freedom of expression. The task of public intellectuals was to define, analyse and protect these rights by speaking truth to power. Both Wittgenstein and Foucault as exemplary intellectuals distinguished themselves by problematising truth and showing that truth-telling is an aspect of self-transformation and the intellectual form of life. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01