ISBN:
9781402055546
,
1402055544
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 230 S.
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Ill., graph. Darst.
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Online-Ressource Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Knowledge and space v. 1
Series Statement:
Knowledge and space
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Clashes of knowledge
Parallel Title:
Print version Clashes of Knowledge : Orthodoxies and Heterodoxies in Science and Religion
DDC:
201.6121
Keywords:
Religion and science
;
Knowledge, Theory of
;
Knowledge, Theory of
;
Religion and science
;
Naturwissenschaften
;
Wissen
;
Glaube
;
Sozialwissenschaften
;
Theologie
Abstract:
Do traditional distinctions between 'belief' and 'knowledge' still make sense? How are differences between knowledge and belief understood in different cultural contexts? This book explores conflicts between various types of knowledge, especially between orthodox and heterodox knowledge systems, ranging from religious fundamentalism to heresies within the scientific community itself. Beyond addressing many fields in the academy, the book discusses learned individuals interested in the often puzzling spatial and cultural disparities of knowledge and clashes of knowledge.
Abstract:
'Clashes of Knowledge'is the first volume in a book series called 'Knowledge and Space' dealing with spatial disparities of knowledge and the impact of the spatial context on the production and application of knowledge. The contributions in this book explore the conflicts between various types of knowledge, especially between orthodox and heterodox knowledge systems, which range from religious fundamentalism to heresies within the scientific community itself. Does the traditional distinction between 'belief' and 'knowledge' still make sense? How is the difference between knowledge and belief understood in different cultural contexts? How have the religious-based knowledge systems been displaced in their hegemonic role by 'scientific' knowledge? In which ways do the agents of hegemonic, orthodox knowledge interact with the representatives of deviating, heterodox knowledge? These and many other questions are addressed by scholars of geography, history of science, philosophy, psychology, religious studies, sociology, theology, etc. A number of articles describe how scientists attempt to systematically exclude implausible knowledge claims from their disciplines and how the boundaries of science are subject to historical change and to spatial and cultural contexts. Knowledge systems can also clash at the level of the individual. Why do people often ignore information that contradicts their personal 'knowledge'? Under what conditions are people prepared to give up firm beliefs and integrate new information that contradicts their prior knowledge? This book thus addresses many fields in the academy but also learned individuals who are interested in the often puzzling spatial and cultural disparities of knowledge and clashes of knowledge.
Description / Table of Contents:
Forms of Knowledge: Problems, Projects, Perspectives; The Nexus of Knowledge and Space; Cultural Boundaries: Settled and Unsettled; Actors' and Analysts' Categories in the Social Analysis of Science; Science and the Limits of Knowledge; Science and Religion in Popular Publishing in 19th-Century Britain; Reason, Faith, and Gnosis: Potentials and Problematics of a Typological Construct; The Demarcation Problem of Knowledge and Faith: Questions and Answers from Theology; Types of Sacred Space and European Responses to New Religious Movements; When Faiths Collide: The Case of Fundamentalism
Description / Table of Contents:
The Theory of Cognitive Dissonance: State of the Science and Directions for Future ResearchTurning Persuasion from an Art into a Science
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-402-05555-3
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