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Understanding Society and Knowledge proposes that knowledge rather than nature, violence, or power provides the basis of and the driving force behind human action in modern society. It demonstrates how the legally enforced restricted use of knowledge enables the transformation of the knowledge society into knowledge capitalism.

Understanding Society and Knowledge

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    A Paperback by Nico Stehr


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      Publisher: Edward Elgar
      Publication Date: 1/7/2025
      ISBN13: 9781802203806, 978-1802203806
      ISBN10: 180220380X
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      Book Synopsis
      Understanding Society and Knowledge proposes that knowledge rather than nature, violence, or power provides the basis of and the driving force behind human action in modern society. It demonstrates how the legally enforced restricted use of knowledge enables the transformation of the knowledge society into knowledge capitalism.

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