Episode 13 - Do we need custodians of knowledge?

TBD with John and Aaron

English - November 06, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 12 - Can there be knowledge that is independent of culture?

Next Episode: Episode 14 - Is subjectivity overly celebrated in the arts but unfairly condemned in history?

After two years, the ToK dynamic duo are back, baby!

Do we need custodians of knowledge?

We have a wide ranging general discussion of the question, focusing on a few AoKs that may connect to it. We get into a few examples that caught our eye.

Some links you might find useful:

Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Imagined-Communities-Reflections-on-the-Origins-and-Spread-of-Nationalism

Duchamp's Fountain:
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573

Public Broadcasting: Its past and its future
https://knightfoundation.org/public-media-white-paper-2017-gardner/

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