Beyond the Knowledge Crisis
Beyond the Knowledge Crisis In the face of complex, interwoven, planet-scale problems, many cite the need for more integrated knowledge--especially across the natural and social sciences. These…
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Beyond the Knowledge Crisis
In the face of complex, interwoven, planet-scale problems, many cite the need for more integrated knowledge--especially across the natural and social sciences. These concerns, it turns out, go back centuries. Excessive specialization, they argue, gets in the way of knowing what we know, much less being able to use it to address urgent socio-environmental crises.
Along the way, readers find that the synthesis long called for depends on theoretical advancements in social science. This book picks up where most leave off, exploring the history of how we got here and proposing a way forward. Fortunately, the author argues, we have everything we need to achieve those advancements, thanks largely to the contributions of Norbert Elias.
Integrating his insights with history, science, sociological theory, and more, this book neatly packages the upgraded paradigm we need to be able to meaningfully
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