All knowledge is a heresy

Abstract

The Heretic Knowledge. A Wikipedia story is a book that challenges both epistemology, in particular, and public opinion, in general. Since it refers to a daily use tool whose construction is unknown. To the extent that the book deconstructs the backstage of Wikipedia, it reveals its lights and shadows: how is knowledge generated? Who generates it? Which arguments take place?, etc. All these questions are not just about Wikipedia: they refer to classical questions about the problem of knowledge. We will argue here that a key to understanding the local and generic difficulties of knowledge is to read the virtual encyclopaedia in the light of Otto Neurath’s encyclopaedia metaphor.