A human(e) 'uni-versity': resisting scientism, technicism, and economism
Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
| Field | Value | |
| Title | A human(e) 'uni-versity': resisting scientism, technicism, and economism | |
| Creator | Venter, J.J. | |
| Description | This article focuses on the issue of dehumanising knowledgegenerating procedures in the contemporary university. For this purpose different practical examples are analysed. It is argued that these dehumanising practices are rooted in present-day techno-scientistic elitism that has gone beyond the distinction between good and evil, and has developed into capitalistic pragmatism. Furthermore it is argued that these practices suppress critical reflection and creative alternatives in favour of gainful advantage within paradigmatic limitations. Real postmodern relativism thus does not exist; it is rather the absolutism of the economy and the market that determine the nature of knowledge-building processes. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2006-07-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/koers.v71i1.241 | |
| Source | Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship/Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap; Vol 71, No 1 (2006); 275-318 2304-8557 0023-270X | |
| Language | eng | |
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