{"product_id":"end-of-ignorance-charles-b-winborne-9780595277438","title":"End of Ignorance","description":"Subtly, a Web has always connected us. Now, the subtle becomes palpable. The World Wide Web unfolds as a global retina, tympanic membrane, and larynx, which enable each to redefine the meanings of 'proximity' and 'point-of-view.' Thus far, however, our new omni-organ has largely been put into the service of a dim ethos centered on profits, property, and survival-of-fittest. \u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEnd of Ignorance\u003c\/i\u003e, we consider another possibility: that the Web might be utilized on behalf of conscious evolution, on behalf of 'educare'--to lead out. Until now, education on the Web has been framed within the familiar schooling conventions of close-by places, times, expertise, and financing. In this book, we attempt to see and speak from a more comprehensive perspective--from the viewpoint of 'noosphere, ' Pierre Teilard de Chardin's word for encompassing, hominizing mind. We pose the question: Can noosphere, precipitated as the World Wide Web, provide a venue where hominizing-not-mechanical thought might gain systematic nurture by means of not-scarce education? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Yes' is our answer. In \u003ci\u003eEnd of Ignorance\u003c\/i\u003e we propose Nooschool as a place where individual authentic interest might be evoked, nurtured, and refined-to-vocation. We advocate the systematic construction of a globally situated, omni-connected curriculum with stewardship protected from proprietary control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles B. Winborne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595277438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595277438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.08w x 0.80d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles B. Winborne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441097060607,"sku":"9780595277438","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_774be62e-d7ef-4624-a709-d0ea6d775e93.jpg?v=1777188667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/end-of-ignorance-charles-b-winborne-9780595277438","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}