The creation and justification of knowledge in antiquity and the Middle Ages gives rise to several questions: How is 'foreign' knowledge given authority? What are the mechanisms of legitimation? Are the ascriptions by the sources concerning the origin of knowledge as either inhe…
This book examines the origins of higher learning, and then traces education exchange to the aftermath of World War II, when the United States was internationally recognized as the epicenter of critical thinking and scientific discovery. As centers of learning arose in the ancie…
"Madness, sexuality, power, knowledge - are these facts of life or simply parts of speech? In a series of works of astonishing brilliance, historian Michel Foucault excavated the hidden assumptions that govern the way we live and the way we think. The Archaeology of Knowledge be…
"Discusses whether exiles and expatriates have made a distinctive contribution to knowledge"--Provided by the publisher
"Discusses whether exiles and expatriates have made a distinctive contribution to knowledge"--Provided by the publisher
"Discusses whether exiles and expatriates have made a distinctive contribution to knowledge"--Provided by the publisher
"Discusses whether exiles and expatriates have made a distinctive contribution to knowledge"--Provided by the publisher