The Western Devaluation of Knowledge

TitleThe Western Devaluation of Knowledge
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsOsburn, Charles B.
Number of Pages299 pp.
PublisherRowman & Littlefield
CityLanham, MD
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781442228795
Annotation

Contents:
Introduction: the ways and means of cultural change
Science, industry and the invention of a new worldview
Management as cultural authority
The cultural values of work and leisure
The strategy & spirit of capitalism
From material need to consumer culture
Higher learning as marketplace
Globalization of the tightening systems knot
Time to think
Balancing values through cultural change
Progress and myth
Knowledge devalued: summary & conclusions