An Agenda for the University

Knowledge and Institutions at Stake

Authors

  • Gabriele Pasqui Politecnico di Milano

Keywords:

Institutions, institutionalization, power/knowledge, university, transdisciplinarity, political agenda

Abstract

The goal of the essay is to understand the dynamics of the processes that have affected philosophy as a complex institutional field, especially in relation to the rapid processes of change that have taken place in universities in Western countries over the last few decades. After introducing the concept of institution, the contribution investigates the backdrop against which the ongoing process of redefining the relationships between knowledge in the academic context and the way in which knowledge practices that characterize
our societies today influence and inform, while being simultaneously influenced by, university institutions. In conclusion, the essay explores the institutional conditions for transdisciplinary pathways that can inhabit the ongoing processes through a new «ethics of knowledge», by proposing a political agenda that can also contribute to rethinking philosophy as an institution.

References

Per i riferimenti bibliografici, si vedano le note a pié di pagina.

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Published

2023-11-04

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 14 (2023): Philosophy and Institutions

Section

Essays

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