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Post-Knowledge: The Extinction of Knowledge in our Techno-Scientific Culture

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Richmond S.
Dialogue and Universalism
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2019
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issue 2
123-145
EN
The monopolization of our techno-scientific culture by digital information technolo- gy, the Technopoly has unintentionally resulted in the extinction of knowledge or post- knowledge, by reducing knowledge to systems of symbols—formalized algorithmic hierarchies of symbol-systems without external reference; a totalistic virtuality, or real virtuality. The extinction of knowledge or post-knowledge has resulted in two mutually reinforcing situations. One situation is the rise of a new elite of technology experts. The other situation is the dummification of people. These two mutually reinforcing situations further result in an illegitimate role reversal between people and their machines. The machines become treated as smart; people become treated as dummies. The role reversal of machines and people reinforces the monopoly of digital technology over everything. The monopoly of digital techno-scientific culture, the Technopoly, becomes accepted without question and without criticism. However, there is a way to retrieve knowledge, and that way is through restoring the (Ionian) tradition of critical discussion within all our institutions. Critical discussion can be restored by increasing democratic participa- tion in our techno-scientific culture, which amounts to implementing a Socratic social architecture.
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De capite loquente – geneza legendy o mówiącej głowie papieża Sylwestra II

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Balcerzyk E.
Przegląd Humanistyczny
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2016
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vol. 60(2 (453))
121-135
PL
The article is an attempt to trace the origins of the medieval legend of Pope Sylvester II. The main focus of the paper is to reveal what ancient and medieval notions have influenced the part of the tale that deals with an oracular talking head supposedly created by the magical powers of the pope, as described in the 12th-century chronicle of William of Malmesbury. The article aims to show that the concept owes its origin to the ancient ideas about necromancy and the Jewish legends about the so-called teraphim. Another key factor that played a part in the development of the legend is the tradition of automata. Other aspects of the legend discussed in the article are its astrological and demonological elements, and the ambiguous form of the prophecy pronounced by the talking head.
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