THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE IN THE SHADOW OF RULE OF INTERESTS

• Authors: Zembahs Rinalds
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

As the answer to the author's question: What are the prospects for knowledge-based society in Latvia?, the article analyses one perspective of the knowledge-based society concept, namely, the role of thirst for knowledge and interests in development of research. Since the Enlightenment in the end of the 18th century, knowledge-based society has constantly been a leading motif in European history. However, it cannot be said that this motif has linearly progressed and gained power; it has faced various obstacles under the influence of various social movements which, at least from the perspective of dissemination of knowledge, can be regarded as 'regressive'. On its basics, research knowledge cannot be matched with the way in which by now societies and countries have understood and legitimised themselves (often it has been in a clearly 'mythical' dimension). This article juxtaposes thirst for knowledge and interests, as well as ways for overcoming this juxtaposition. Conglomerate of interests is a special context in which a need for knowledge-based society becomes clearly conscious.

Keywords

EN

INTERESTS; KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOCIETY; THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: EPC Ltd (Economic Prognosis Centre), Riga, Latvia (till March 2009 - Institute of Economics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Ltd)
• Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences: Latvia
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 173
• Pages: 342-352
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Zembahs Rinalds

• Rinalds Zembahs, University of Latvia, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Akademijas laukums 1, Riga, LV 1940, Latvia; www.hssl.lv

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09LVAAAA057517