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    Summary of Jonathan Rauch's The Constitution of Knowledge
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    #1 In the dialogue Theaetetus, Plato imagines a conversation between Socrates and a young man named Theaetetus. Socrates attempts to determine whether the young man is also a philosopher, and whether philosophical puzzles are dizzying to him. Theaetetus protests that he is not a great intellect.

    #2 Theaetetus is a dialogue about knowledge, and it is not easy to acquire. It demonstrates the spirit of rigor and humility, which are the foundations of the truth-seeking attitude. It teaches us that knowledge is not just something we have, but something we share together.

    #3 I was a journalist because I was forced outside of myself. I could do nothing on my own. Facts were gathered from interviews and sources, and analysis was checked with experts. Every sentence was edited and copy-edited, and I was constantly being challenged on my claims.

    #4 The American marketplace of ideas is a good metaphor, but it is incomplete. Ideas do not talk directly to each other, and the entire system relies on a foundation of values: a shared understanding that there are right and wrong ways to make knowledge.

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    Release dateApr 22, 2022
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      #1

      In the dialogue Theaetetus, Plato imagines a conversation between Socrates and a young man named Theaetetus. Socrates attempts to determine whether the young man is also a philosopher, and whether philosophical puzzles are dizzying to him. Theaetetus protests that he is not a great intellect.

      #2

      Theaetetus is a dialogue about knowledge, and it is not easy to acquire. It demonstrates the spirit of rigor and humility, which are the foundations of the truth-seeking attitude. It teaches us that knowledge is not just something we have, but something we share together.

      #3

      I was a journalist because I was forced outside of myself. I could do nothing on my own. Facts were gathered from interviews and sources, and analysis was checked with experts. Every sentence was edited and copy-edited, and I was constantly being challenged on my claims.

      #4

      The American marketplace of ideas is a good metaphor, but it is incomplete. Ideas do not talk directly to each other, and the entire system relies on a foundation of values: a shared understanding that there are right and wrong ways to make knowledge.

      #5

      Trump's response to the CNN incident was to call the network corrupt and fake, and to praise the fake news awards. He knew his attacks on the media were false, but he did it to discredit the media and make it seem like they were all corrupt.

      #6

      Trump warned us about this in 2004 when he was interviewed by NBC News’s Chris Matthews. He said the Republicans did a great job at the convention, but the greatest spin he’d ever seen was that Bush was a war hero while Kerry wasn’t.

      #7

      Trump said that the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth attack on Kerry was brilliant. He said that Bush was not serving when he was. The American people would get attacked if they elected Kerry, according to Vice President Dick Cheney.

      #8

      Many commentators and academics believed that the threat to the underpinnings of the liberal order came not just from Trump and his political allies, but from a whole industry of trolls and foreign actors.

      #9

      The cancel culture, which

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