Understanding Society and Knowledge

AvNico Stehr

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Understanding Society and Knowledge proposes that knowledge, rather than nature, violence, or power, provides the basis of and driving force behind human action in modern society. It demonstrates how the legal containment of knowledge enables the transformation of the knowledge society into knowledge capitalism. Providing an overview of the history of knowledge societies, Nico Stehr analyses the concept of knowledge as well as the nature of post-industrial societies. Chapters examine the genealogy of social scientific theories of modern society; the role of knowledge as a capacity to act or as an intersubjective resource; and recent changes in the structure of the material economy. The book concludes by discussing the political challenges of the knowledge society, highlighting the ways in which discoveries in modern knowledge and subsequent political responses continue to generate controversies. This illuminating book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of economics, political science, sociology and sociological theory, as well as science and technology studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-07-18
Mått:138 x 216 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Understanding series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781802203783

Utforska kategorier

Samhälle och kultur inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Nico Stehr, Karl Mannheim Professor Emeritus, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany, and Distinguished Global Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy

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‘The enormous changes of knowledge production and distribution in the last half century, extreme complexity and dangers of the social and biophysical problems that have arisen from its application, and consequent need to plot major changes of policy make this an especially important moment for reconsidering the relation of knowledge and society. Eminent scholar of modern knowledge societies, Nico Stehr’s concise yet comprehensive analysis of these matters in intellectual, socio-historical, and political-economic context provides an incisive, holistic mapping of the primary issues in hand. His Understanding Society and Knowledge will be accessible to and provoke critical thought among a wide range of readers interested in the fundamental changes of social knowledge impacting our lives and world.’

Innehållsförteckning

Contents: Preface 1 Introduction: theories of modern societies 2 The lineage of knowledge society theory 3 The science of knowledge 4 Knowledge competencies 5 The knowledge wars 6 The political economy of knowledge societies 7 Modern societies as knowledge societies 8 The political economy of knowledge monopoly capitalism 9 Political challenges of knowledge societies 10 Conclusions References Index