@misc{Barnes2022,
       author = "Barnes, Michael",
       title =  {{Disagreement in the Digital Age}},
       howpublished = "\url{https://ir.hamilton.edu/do/21b18275-420c-40c7-81d5-3b5e111867d7}",
       institution = {Hamilton College},
       year = 2022,
       month = jul,
       school = {Philosophy},
}

Creator

Date

July 11th, 2022

Description

Michael Barnes, Postdoctoral Associate with the Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western University reflects on his recently completed, two week course in which students focused on the problems—and potential—presented by online communication platforms. Specifically, the class set out to consider the conditions—material, political, technological—that encourage productive discussion and disagreement, and those that undermine it. They examined the value of open communication and disagreement in both a theoretical way—by reading and reflecting on philosophical texts—and in a practical way—by experimenting with diverse discussion formats, online and IRL. The aim throughout was to assess the (in)compatibility of novel communication platforms with the communicative values we currently hold.

Type of Work

• Lecture

Institution

Hamilton College

Area of Study

• Philosophy

Sponsor

• Philosophy Department

Event

Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy

Location

Clinton, NY, USA

Part of Collection

Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy

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