This is a terrible article. He totally misinterprets, even in a sentence or two, Plato's age, and Plato's own views, regarding the nature of experts, and of the place of science, for the layman.
The issue of the sophists, and of the discussion of nature versus convention, huge issues back then, show how his analysis begs the question of the role and use of experts.
Terms search: experts, compartmentalization, bonobos, Thurston, pyramid, Brooks, credential society, etc.
A better place to start on this issue might be something like Science Wars, The Teaching Company, by Professor Goldman.
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