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Between Truth and Falsity : Liberal Education and the Arts of Discernment /

It seems we are awash in information. From the moment we wake until we turn over our phones at night. we are bombarded with images and messages. news and information from a confounding number of sources. But as the amount of information available to us increases ever more rapidly. its quality and re...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, [2021]
Colección:Vernon series in education.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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