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<P>If i'm not mistaken, the expression "knowledge is power" was used by Francis Bacon. I'm not sure whether he was the first to use it or whether he was the one which made the expression popular.</P>
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<DIV></DIV>From: Hiro Saito <HIROSOPHY@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: John Patrick <PANOPTICIAN@xxxxxxxxxxx>
<DIV></DIV>>The common expression "knowledge is power" seems to summarize his
<DIV></DIV>>position.There doesn't seem to be anything revolutionary about that.
<DIV></DIV>>Is the interpretation that "knowledge is power" an
<DIV></DIV>>oversimplification of his work?
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<DIV></DIV>While I don't know exactly what the common expression means as well as I'm not particularly familiar with the genealogy of the expression, I would say the expression "knowledge is power" is too simplistic if 'knowledge' here is understood as a "system" of representations of the (pre-existing) "reality."
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<DIV></DIV>As some people discussed recently within the context of Said, a discourse can create the very "reality" that it purports to re-present. For instance, by drawing on Foucault's concept of discourse, Said argues that the Orientalism constitutes the reality of the Orient through statements that claim to re-present or express the reality of the Orient. Thus, power or domination can creep into knowledge as the constitution of what counts as real.
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<P>If i'm not mistaken, the expression "knowledge is power" was used by Francis Bacon. I'm not sure whether he was the first to use it or whether he was the one which made the expression popular.</P>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: John Patrick <PANOPTICIAN@xxxxxxxxxxx>
<DIV></DIV>>The common expression "knowledge is power" seems to summarize his
<DIV></DIV>>position.There doesn't seem to be anything revolutionary about that.
<DIV></DIV>>Is the interpretation that "knowledge is power" an
<DIV></DIV>>oversimplification of his work?
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<DIV></DIV>While I don't know exactly what the common expression means as well as I'm not particularly familiar with the genealogy of the expression, I would say the expression "knowledge is power" is too simplistic if 'knowledge' here is understood as a "system" of representations of the (pre-existing) "reality."
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<DIV></DIV>As some people discussed recently within the context of Said, a discourse can create the very "reality" that it purports to re-present. For instance, by drawing on Foucault's concept of discourse, Said argues that the Orientalism constitutes the reality of the Orient through statements that claim to re-present or express the reality of the Orient. Thus, power or domination can creep into knowledge as the constitution of what counts as real.
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<DIV></DIV>Well, it's Saturday morning....
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<DIV></DIV>Hiro
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