The Republic of Letters 2.0

The new infrastructure of distributed intellectual production

The transformation of knowledge creation from institutionally-gatekept to distributed networks of independent thinkers. Historically, the Republic of Letters bypassed official institutions through correspondence networks that catalyzed the Enlightenment. Today, the internet enables a similar dynamic at scale. The questions are: What are the new social technologies for intellectual exchange? How do credibility and quality emerge without formal gatekeeping?