Approaching a Viable Comprehension of the Knowledge Society

• Authors: Hochgerner Josef
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

With different cultures and changing times, a meaning of the same phenomena may vary. This applies also to knowledge in knowledge society: a plurality of bodies of knowledge will be preserved depending on social context, cultural significance, values and interests of the concerned groups. However, addressing the topic of the emerging knowledge society, particularly the 'knowledge cultures', implies addressing the issue of 'change': social change, socio-economic change, cultural change, changes in technology, life styles, and 'environmental baselines'. A new 'knowledge paradox' may appear as the rising usage of scientific principles stimulates scrutiny of knowledge and breeds uncertainty in this way.

Keywords

EN

CULTURAL CHANGE; KNOWLEDGE PARADOX; KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGE

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Teorie vědy (Theory of Science)
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 37-44
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Hochgerner Josef

• Josef Hochgerner, Zentrum fuer Soziale Innovation, Linke Wienzeile 246, A-1150 Wien, Austria; http://dlib.lib.cas.cz/5954/

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10CZAAAA083314