A Scientist in the Game of Power over Knowledge. In the Light of the Act 2.0
A Scientist in the Game of Power over Knowledge. In the Light of the Act 2.0

Summary/Abstract: Academics and faculty members are entangled in many interests. Selfless sciencefor cognitive purposes is a thing of the past. There is a constant game of the powerover knowledge. Apart from scientists, many entities with various interests areparticipants of the game. They are: politicians, officials, academic administration,research sponsors, accreditation agencies, publishers, resort scientific institutes,industry, business. The scientists themselves sometimes work for the truth andsometimes they work for profit; they create knowledge which is public property,or when they are employed commercially, e.g. by the industry, they create privateknowledge. This paper presents five factors which may contribute to restrictingthe cognitive autonomy of the scientists.

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