Knowledge

Is Knowledge Power?

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Av Marian Adolf, Nico Stehr

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As we move through our modern world, the phenomenon we call knowledge is always involved. Whether we talk of know-how, technology, innovation, politics or education, it is the concept of knowledge that ties them all together. But despite its ubiquity as a modern trope we seldom encounter knowledge in itself. How is it produced, where does it reside, and who owns it? Is knowledge always beneficial, will we know all there is to know at some point in the future, and does knowledge really equal power? This book pursues an original approach to this concept that seems to define so many aspects of modern societies. It explores the topic from a distinctly sociological perspective, and traces the many ways that knowledge is woven into the very fabric of modern society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-09-19
Mått129 x 198 x 18 mm
Vikt360 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieKey Ideas
Antal sidor312
Upplaga2
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138685680

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Marian Adolf is Professor of Media Culture at Zeppelin University. His research interest revolves around the interface of media and social change, communication and cultural theory. He has held appointments as Visiting Professor at Quest University and Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, and currently serves as chair of the German Communication Association’s section for Media Sociology.Nico Stehr is Karl Mannheim Professor of Cultural Studies at Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen Germany. He formerly held professorships at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, The University of British Columbia, Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and was Paul F. Lazarsfeld Guest Professor at the University of Vienna. He has published widely on the topic of Knowledge and is one of the proponents of Knowledge Society, a term that has acquired widespread currency not only in academia.

PrefaceIntroduction1. Classical Conceptions of Knowledge2. Knowledge about Knowledge2.1. Attributes of Knowledge2.2. Knowledge as a Capacity to Act2.3. Knowledge and Information2.4. Practical Knowledge2.5. Additional Knowledge2.6. The Uneven Development of Knowledge2.7. The Limits of the Growth of Knowledge2.8. A Sociological Concept of Knowledge and its Context3. The Knowledge of the Powerful3.1. Knowledge is Power and Power is Knowledge3.2. The Iron Law of Oligarchy3.3. Knowledge/Power3.4. The Global Class4. Non-knowledge4.1. Sigmund Freud and Friedrich August von Hayek4.2. Observations about Non-Knowledge4.3. Non-knowledge as a Myth?4.4. Non-knowledge4.5. Ignorance4.6. Knowledge Gaps4.7. Non-knowledge about Non-knowledge5. Policing Knowledge5.1. The Self-realization of Knowledge5.2. The Self-protection of Knowledge5.3. Knowledge becomes Superfluous6. Forms of Knowledge6.1. Everyday Knowledge6.2. The Power of Everyday Knowledge6.3. Indigenous or Traditional Knowledge6.4. Tacit Knowledge7. Global Knowledge7.1. Basic Reflections on Global Knowledge7.2. Global Knowledge Worlds7.3. Structures of Global Knowledge Spaces7.4. Forms of Global Knowledge Worlds7.5. Attributes of Knowledge that Promote Globalization7.6. Limits to the Globalization of Knowledge7.7. The Project of Worldwide Worlds of Knowledge, and the Doubts about its Likelihood8. Digital Worlds and Knowledge/Information8.1. Information, Communication and Technology8.2. Societal Communication and Shared Knowledge 8.3. Analyzing the Ubiquity of the Media: Mediatization8.4. New Media, Old Media and the Hybrid Media System 8.5. ITC’s, Surveillance and Knowledge8.6. Communication, Media and Knowledge9. Functions of Knowledge9.1. Knowledge as Power and Authority9.2. The Power of Ideas9.3. Knowledge and the Economy9.4. Knowledge as Property and Public Good10. The Price of Knowledge10.1. Human Capital10.2. Symbolic Capital10.3. Patents10.4. Taxation11. The Benefits of Knowledge11.1. The Distribution of Knowledge11.2 Knowledge, Power and Participation11.3. The knowledge societyBibliographyIndex