New Enlightenment and the struggle for freedom of knowledge

In The New Enlightenment and the Struggle for the Liberation of Knowledge, Peter Kaufman describes the powerful forces that have confronted us throughout history. Popes and inquisitors, rulers and executioners, commissioners and secret services - they have sought to limit the free flow of information for centuries. At that time, translation of the Bible was punishable by death, dictionaries and encyclopedias were banned, books about science and history were destroyed (sometimes along with their authors), and efforts to develop public television and radio networks were undermined by private industry.

Now the enemies of free thought are taking on a new face. Giant corporations, national security agencies, regulatory commissions - they all continue the work of their predecessors. They're all part of what Kaufman calls the Monster Universe.

The book provides the answer to how freethinking people can unite to resist disinformation and control the flow of knowledge, to build a universe of reliable information available to everyone, to fight the universe of monsters - and win. It is an inspiring call to action that expands the definition of what it means to be a citizen in the 21st century.