Overview
Examines how gossip, a constant human activity, contributes toward knowledge
Offers new insights on popular and well known academic case studies
Provides a vigorously interdisciplinary approach to the topic of gossip, making the book suitable for a wide audience
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book explains how gossip contributes to knowledge. Karen Adkins marshals scholarship and case studies spanning centuries and disciplines to show that although gossip is a constant activity in human history, it has rarely been studied as a source of knowledge. People gossip for many reasons, but most often out of desire to make sense of the world while lacking access to better options for obtaining knowledge. This volume explores how, when our access to knowledge is blocked, gossip becomes a viable path to knowledge attainment, one that involves the asking of questions, the exchange of ideas, and the challenging of preconceived notions.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Karen Adkins is a Professor of Philosophy at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. She has published articles in Social Epistemology, Synergies, Expositions, and Philosophy in the Contemporary World.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gossip, Epistemology, and Power
Book Subtitle: Knowledge Underground
Authors: Karen Adkins
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47840-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-47839-5Published: 01 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83837-3Published: 13 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-47840-1Published: 22 February 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 295
Topics: Epistemology, Social Theory