Steve Fuller is Professor of Sociology at Warwick University, UK. He has written extensively on politics and social theory and the sociology of science. His many books include Kuhn vs Popper, which was named book of the month (Feb 2005) by Popular Science; The Intellectual was named a book of the year by the New Statesman for 2005; and Dissent over Descent was named book of the week by Times Higher Education in July 2008. He has spoken in 30 countries, often keynoting professional academic conferences, and has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts since 1995. His writings have been translated into over twenty languages.

• Introduction: A Look at the Course Ahead1. Variations on Some Themes by McLuhan: The Medium Has Always Been the Message2. Walter Lippmann and the Public Relations of Progressivism in the American Century3. Democratizing the Intellect in the Post-Truth Condition4. Media and the Power of Religious Knowledge5. From Twitter Back to Aphorism, and the Fate of KnowledgeReferencesIndex

[This book] moves around the themes in a way that forces readers to stop, reread, and rethink. A solid work for readers who want to constantly be thinking, 'Huh, I never thought of it that way.'

Steve Fuller is Professor of Sociology at Warwick University, UK. He has written extensively on politics and social theory and the sociology of science. His many books include Kuhn vs Popper, which was named book of the month (Feb 2005) by Popular Science; The Intellectual was named a book of the year by the New Statesman for 2005; and Dissent over Descent was named book of the week by Times Higher Education in July 2008. He has spoken in 30 countries, often keynoting professional academic conferences, and has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts since 1995. His writings have been translated into over twenty languages.

• Introduction: A Look at the Course Ahead1. Variations on Some Themes by McLuhan: The Medium Has Always Been the Message2. Walter Lippmann and the Public Relations of Progressivism in the American Century3. Democratizing the Intellect in the Post-Truth Condition4. Media and the Power of Religious Knowledge5. From Twitter Back to Aphorism, and the Fate of KnowledgeReferencesIndex

[This book] moves around the themes in a way that forces readers to stop, reread, and rethink. A solid work for readers who want to constantly be thinking, 'Huh, I never thought of it that way.'

Steve Fuller is Professor of Sociology at Warwick University, UK. He has written extensively on politics and social theory and the sociology of science. His many books include Kuhn vs Popper, which was named book of the month (Feb 2005) by Popular Science; The Intellectual was named a book of the year by the New Statesman for 2005; and Dissent over Descent was named book of the week by Times Higher Education in July 2008. He has spoken in 30 countries, often keynoting professional academic conferences, and has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts since 1995. His writings have been translated into over twenty languages.

• Introduction: A Look at the Course Ahead1. Variations on Some Themes by McLuhan: The Medium Has Always Been the Message2. Walter Lippmann and the Public Relations of Progressivism in the American Century3. Democratizing the Intellect in the Post-Truth Condition4. Media and the Power of Religious Knowledge5. From Twitter Back to Aphorism, and the Fate of KnowledgeReferencesIndex

[This book] moves around the themes in a way that forces readers to stop, reread, and rethink. A solid work for readers who want to constantly be thinking, 'Huh, I never thought of it that way.'