The Humanities in the Age of Information and Post-Truth

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Editor:

Lopez-Calvo, Ignacio
Lux, Christina

Contribution by:

Appiah, Kwame Anthony
Goldberg, David Theo
Palumbo-Liu, David
Newman, Robert
Castillo, David
Egginton, William
Westermann, Mariet
Sommer, Doris

ISBN:

978-0-8101-3913-8

Publication Date:

Jan 2019

Publisher:

Northwestern University Press

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $99.95

Book Description:

The Humanities in the Age of Information and Post-Truth is a collection of essays that mount a spirited and rigorous defense of the social function of the humanities in contemporary society.

Book Details

Pages:	160
Detailed Subjects:	Education / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	6 x 9 x 0.6 Inches

Author Biography

(Editor)

Robert Newman has taught at the City University of New York & the University of Colorado. A long time practitioner of Buddhist meditation techniques, he is currently president of the world Health Foundation, which has researched & developed programs for the medical uses of meditation now offered in various hospitals & medical centers. Segments of the present work was featured in LOKA, a journal from the Naropa Institute , (Anchor Press/Doubleday) 1975. 040

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