Nico Stehr Pioneer in the Theory of Society and Knowledge

Release on 2018-05-14 | by Marian T. Adolf

Knowledge, as Nico Stehr reminds us, in his impressive corpus of work on knowledge societies, may indeed be the capacity for action. The concept, “knowledge as capacity for action” has become a well-known, and often echoed Stehrism, ...

Nico Stehr Pioneer in the Theory of Society and Knowledge

Author: Marian T. Adolf
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783319769950
Category: Social Science
Page: 379
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This unique volume brings together a selection of the most important texts of Nico Stehr for the first time and puts them in dialogue with original research that draws on his prolific work. Covering five decades of pioneering sociological research on the theory of society and knowledge, the book introduces the reader to Stehr’s seminal inquiries into the economic, political and social role of knowledge. Original concepts, such as his groundbreaking studies on the Knowledge Society, are introduced as the volume traces Stehr’s pursuit of social scientific research as a source of practical knowledge for modern society. The book comprises three parts devoted to the many facets and the remarkable range of Nico Stehr’s oeuvre. Part 1 provides an introduction to the significance of his pioneering work and career. Part 2 demonstrates the practical application of Nico Stehr’s research as seen through the eyes of eminent scholars. Part 3 presents a selection of the milestones of his publications.

Language: en
Pages: 325

The Concept of Knowledge

Authors: Panayot Butchvarov

Categories: Knowledge, Theory of

Type: BOOK - Published: 1970 - Publisher: Panayot Butchvarov

Books about The Concept of Knowledge

Language: en
Pages: 325

The Concept of Knowledge

Authors: Panayot Butchvarov

Categories: Knowledge, Theory of

Type: BOOK - Published: 1970 - Publisher: Panayot Butchvarov

Books about The Concept of Knowledge

Language: en
Pages: 246

The Concept of Knowledge

Authors: Ioanna Kuçuradi, Robert S. Cohen

Categories: Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-09 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

In relation to the problems faced today, in contemplation and in practical affairs, philosophers must confront the question 'What is knowledge?', and consider whether knowledge has lost its object. Such was the problem placed before the seminar convened by the Philosophical Society of Turkey at Ankara in 1989. The 17