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Mentioned in 18 episodes
The death of expertise
The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters
Book • 2017
In 'The Death of Expertise,' Tom Nichols examines the forces driving the rejection of expertise in modern American society.
He argues that the internet, changes in higher education, and the transformation of the news industry into a 24-hour entertainment machine have contributed to a culture where every opinion is seen as equally valid.
Nichols warns that this trend threatens democratic institutions by creating an ill-informed and angry public that denounces intellectual achievement.
He emphasizes the importance of a reasoned skepticism and the self-correcting presence of other experts to maintain the integrity of expertise in a functioning democracy.
He argues that the internet, changes in higher education, and the transformation of the news industry into a 24-hour entertainment machine have contributed to a culture where every opinion is seen as equally valid.
Nichols warns that this trend threatens democratic institutions by creating an ill-informed and angry public that denounces intellectual achievement.
He emphasizes the importance of a reasoned skepticism and the self-correcting presence of other experts to maintain the integrity of expertise in a functioning democracy.
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Mentioned in 18 episodes
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as a book he carries in his bookstore and has discussed on his podcast.


Ryan Holiday

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If You Want A Reason To Live | Expect To Change Your Opinions
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when discussing the death of expertise.


Tom Nichols

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Tom Nichols: A Farce and a Sham
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when discussing 

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Tim Miller


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as a must-read book for these times, focusing on the assault on modern thinking.


Ryan Holiday

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as an audiobook rendition read by 

himself.


Tim Miller


Tom Nichols

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Tom Nichols: Don't Descend into Darkness
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as one of the books written by 

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Tom Nichols

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Tom Nichols: Secrets and Lies
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as a book about the decline of expertise.


Ryan Holiday

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in reference to 

's book on the decline of expertise in modern society.

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Tom Nichols

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Tom Nichols: The Anti-Expert Era
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when discussing the distrust of expertise among conservatives.


Peter Boghossian

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when introducing 

as a guest on the podcast.


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when discussing government regulation, relating it to a famous line by a Latin American dictator.


Tom Nichols

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when discussing the death of expertise.

Mike Peska

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in the introduction to the podcast episode.

Mike Cosper

Acts of Man
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as a book addressing the decline of expertise.


Ryan Holiday

Can You Savor it | Expect To Change Your Opinions
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as a book he wrote a few years ago about the death of expertise.


Tom Nichols

Tom Nichols: Incendiary Nominations, Global Conflagrations, & Presidential Pyromania
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as a necessary book, discussing wisdom, truth, and the search for truth.


Ryan Holiday

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when charting the mistrust with the knowledge gap.

Hannah Anderson

Why is the Internet so Angry?
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when discussing his writings.


Tom Nichols

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when discussing an article he read.


Jordan Harbinger

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when discussing the loss of trust in trusted systems.


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