Complex knowledge and ideas are generated, shared and accessed globally. Andrea Cerroni turns to this knowledge society to offer a comprehensive social theory of its processes to bridge the gap between knowledge and democracy. Drawing on a long-term historical perspective, Cerroni assembles a cultural matrix, comprising ancient myths on nature, society and knowledge and modern myths of reductionism, individualism and relativism to improve our contemporary sociological imagination.

Cerroni, A. (2020). Understanding the Knowledge Society: A New Paradigm in the Sociology of Knowledge. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. [10.4337/9781786439260].

Understanding the Knowledge Society: A New Paradigm in the Sociology of Knowledge

Cerroni, A
2020

Abstract

Complex knowledge and ideas are generated, shared and accessed globally. Andrea Cerroni turns to this knowledge society to offer a comprehensive social theory of its processes to bridge the gap between knowledge and democracy. Drawing on a long-term historical perspective, Cerroni assembles a cultural matrix, comprising ancient myths on nature, society and knowledge and modern myths of reductionism, individualism and relativism to improve our contemporary sociological imagination.
Monografia o trattato scientifico - Monografia di Ricerca - Prima edizione
science and democracy, naturalized epistemology, Knowledge-society, social constructivism, Sociology of knowledge, knowledge controversies
English
2020
9781786439253
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
160
Cerroni, A. (2020). Understanding the Knowledge Society: A New Paradigm in the Sociology of Knowledge. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. [10.4337/9781786439260].
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