The Limits of the Knowledge Society
The papers to be submitted for presentation at the Conference should generally contain approaches in the following sections:
Epistemology and philosophy of science
A better understanding of the concept and process of knowledge is a condition
of performance in the knowledge-based society. What are the implications of the social,
moral, gender, etc. dimensions of knowledge? What is and what should be the status
of science in our contemporary society?
Ethics, social and political philosophy
In this section specialists are invited to present papers addressing the ethical,
social and political dimensions, implications, ideals, and limits of the knowledge-based
society. Among the topics welcomed by the organizers are the following: ideology and
political ideals, government and democracy, social institutions and organizations,
ethical values and boundaries, globalization and geopolitics, and future prospects
for the knowledge society.
Anthropology and cultural studies
The society of knowledge is the society within social, cultural, economic and
all other human activities become dependent on a large volume of knowledge and
information. In this section we wish to focus on the cultural diversity and change,
religious beliefs and practices, migration, ethnicity, ideology, and other topics
of cultural studies and their impact upon the society of knowledge.
Psychology and educational sciences
This section is dedicated to all specialists holding an interest in studying
and analysing the contributions that psychology and education can bring to the
development of the knowledge society. The section is open for papers on the following
and other related topics: general psychology, lifelong learning and adult education,
education and technology, learning theories, situated cognition: social, semiotic and
psychological perspectives, the psychology of beliefs about knowledge and knowing,
social psychology, life-span psychology and psychology of death and dying.
Economical theories and practices
This section is open to academics, researchers and policy makers interested to
interact and discuss about the limits of the knowledge society from the economical
point of view. In this section we wish to focus especially on the following topics:
the limits of economical knowledge, epistemological approaches of economical theories,
economic methods and practices, the role of economy in the knowledge society.
Deadline: 6 September 2010
Abstracts of the papers that will be presented at the conference will be transmitted via e-mail at the address: iclks2010(AT)yahoo.com
