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Drawing from philosophy, information theory, and network science, Organized Skepticism in the Age of Misinformation: Surviving the Kingdom of Gossip offers a novel conceptual framework that views information as a form of gossip.

This book challenges the idea that truthfulness is a necessary, or even a relevant condition, of information. Instead, the book develops a conceptual framework in which information is understood as gossip, which fits within a more general account of information and knowledge as constrained but contingent social practices. Using this framework, the book provides a nuanced understanding of the âœgrammarâ of gossip that permeates both online and real-world environments, and sheds light on the often overused and confused terms of our time: information, misinformation, and knowledge.

The book offers a fundamental reconfiguration of the evolving virtual interdependence of humans and information technology. It is a key resource for stude

Organized Skepticism in the Age of Misinformation

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      Publisher CRC Press
      Published 3/13/2025
      ISBN-13 9781032493473
      978-1032493473
      ISBN-10 103249347X
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      Computing Computer science

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Drawing from philosophy, information theory, and network science, Organized Skepticism in the Age of Misinformation: Surviving the Kingdom of Gossip offers a novel conceptual framework that views information as a form of gossip.

      This book challenges the idea that truthfulness is a necessary, or even a relevant condition, of information. Instead, the book develops a conceptual framework in which information is understood as gossip, which fits within a more general account of information and knowledge as constrained but contingent social practices. Using this framework, the book provides a nuanced understanding of the âœgrammarâ of gossip that permeates both online and real-world environments, and sheds light on the often overused and confused terms of our time: information, misinformation, and knowledge.

      The book offers a fundamental reconfiguration of the evolving virtual interdependence of humans and information technology. It is a key resource for stude

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