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The Privatisation of Knowledge

By João Romeiro Hermeto

The Privatisation of Knowledge

By João Romeiro Hermeto

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This book argues that the private appropriation of human knowledge through intellectual property gives rise to power relations, which colonise the collective mind as well as individual minds. In so doing these power relations destroy the social fabric necessary for producing and reproducing knowledge. Besides the direct impact on political-economic relations, the privatisation of knowledge distresses collective memory. The book concludes that although individual, social, and collective memories can only exist in tandem, the atrophy of the social and collective dimensions of the mind results in a sort of social dementia. The Privatisation of Knowledge is essential reading for all scholars and researchers of economic philosophy. It is also ideal for researchers of Marxian social science.
Product details
Number of Pages:
300
Release Date:
2025-07-23
Publication Date:
2025-07-23
Publisher:
Springer Nature Switzerland
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3031908651
ISBN13:
9783031908651
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
501 g
Height:
153 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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