Through the mirrors of science : new challenges for knowledge-based societies / Francesco Coniglione (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coniglione, Francesco.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning and scholarship--European Union countries.

Learning and scholarship.

Science--Social aspects--European Union countries.

Science.

Knowledge, Sociology of.

Knowledge management--European Union countries.

Knowledge management.

Information society--European Union countries.

Information society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is the objective that the European Union set itself in 2000, that is, to be «the most competitive knowledge-based society and economy» by 2010 still realistic? The momentous year has arrived, but it is discouraging to note that very few steps have been made in the direction that was fixed. What has gone wrong? Were the philosophical, epistemological and economic conditions adequate to achieve the desired result? This book - the result of a research project commissioned by the European Commission - critically investigates the society of knowledge and the way in which the European Union has proceeded towards it, examining first of all the premises and the contributions that the disciplines of Science and Technological Studies can provide. In this way, we have proposed innovative theoretical and epistemological bases for a multidisciplinary approach - making use of the Modelling Approach to Science - and therefore insisting on the function that human sciences can have for a society of knowledge that hinges not so much on an industrialist scenario, but a humanist one that eschews hyper-specialization and instead privileges creativity, flexibility, imagination and innovation economy.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Section One

0. Introduction: From The Age Of "Posts" To The Knowledge Society

1. In The Beginning There Was Lisbon

2. Society, Democracy And Trust In Science

Section Two

3. Historical, Philosophical And Sociological Models Of The Interaction Between Science And Society

4. From The Descriptive To The Normative: A Multidisciplinary Approach For Descriptively-Informed Science Policy

5. Implementing New Strategies: Towards The Recommendations

6. Conclusion: The Recommendations To The European Commission

References

Acronyms And Abbreviations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-11-031963-2

OCLC:

851972063