Researcher ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9569-5470
Graduation Year
2025
Date of Submission
12-2024
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy
Reader 1
Gabbrielle Johnson
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Abstract
In this thesis, I confront the phenomenon that is information technology and the epistemological issues that it raises. I address how we should engage with the online resources allotted to us by media conglomerates, given both the variety of epistemic perspectives that they relay back to the user, from disenfranchised affinity to fake news, and the respective biases of the user. I propose that by reintroducing an interpersonal communicative framework, we are able to create a system that allows users to work deconstruct their biases and learn new information more effectively, all while users are able to flag information as unreliable. Given the useful resources and lasting power of information technology, I implore that we must work to combat misinformation, and this must be done collectively.
Recommended Citation
Cepeda, Nicole, "“Google is Free:” The Harm in Deferring to Information Technology and the Reimplementation of Interpersonal Connection as a Solution" (2025). CMC Senior Theses. 3810.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/3810