Anonymity versus Commitment: the dangers of education on the Internet

• Published in: Educational philosophy and theory Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 369 - 378
• Main Author: Dreyfus, Hubert L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.2002; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Aesthetics; Commitment (Psychology); Computer assisted teaching; Computer-assisted instruction; Computers; Criticism; Educational philosophy; Ethics; Expertise; Hypertext; Information; Information literacy; Information Technology; Internet; Kierkegaard (S); Kierkegaard, Soren; Knowledge (Theory); Network culture; Online education; Religion; Role

This article translates Kierkegaard's account of the dangers and opportunities of what is called 'The Press' into a critique of 'The Internet' so as to raise the question: what contribution, for good or ill, can the World Wide Web, with its capacity to deliver vast amounts o...