Knowledge Monopolies: The Academisation of Society

by Alan Shipman

Overview

Historians and sociologists chart the consequences of the expansion of knowledge; philosophers of science examine the causes. This book bridges the gap. The focus is on 'academisation' - the paradox whereby, as the general public becomes better educated to live and work with knowledge, the 'academy' increases its intellectual distance from the public, so that the nature of social and natural reality becomes more rather than less obscure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845405229
Publisher:	Andrews UK
Publication date:	06/22/2016
Series:	Societas , #33
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

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"A must read."

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"Stimulating essay."

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"A deep and searching look at the successes and failures of higher education in the contemporary world... a clarion call."

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"Forces the reader to reflect further on academic life and the role academia should play within modern society."

Political Studies Review - Tobias Jung

"An important statement about the need for universities to re-engage with a more educated public."

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