Les scientifiques et les fonctions d’intellectuel
The topic of this paper is rooted in some kind of astonishment at the relatively weak part of scientists among recognized intellectuals despite the major importance of sciences in societies. Some reasons are put forward, such as a lower demand for this type of knowledge among the public but also in...
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2012-12-01
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| description | The topic of this paper is rooted in some kind of astonishment at the relatively weak part of scientists among recognized intellectuals despite the major importance of sciences in societies. Some reasons are put forward, such as a lower demand for this type of knowledge among the public but also in universities, which offer disciplinary trainings as well as assessment methods that fail to encourage such expressions.The paper is based on the analysis of five categories of statements, or “functions” of intellectuals. Three of them concern a large public along with influential speeches: expressing oneself on a topic from one’s area of expertise; on the implications of one’s discipline; on any kind of issue. A fourth category concerns more occasional collaborations such as “citizen science”. The last category addresses the academic and professional management of the fields of knowledge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b67b212419b462da75dae1108d849392022-12-21T20:00:02ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352012-12-01110.4000/belgeo.6029Les scientifiques et les fonctions d’intellectuelEdwin ZaccaiThe topic of this paper is rooted in some kind of astonishment at the relatively weak part of scientists among recognized intellectuals despite the major importance of sciences in societies. Some reasons are put forward, such as a lower demand for this type of knowledge among the public but also in universities, which offer disciplinary trainings as well as assessment methods that fail to encourage such expressions.The paper is based on the analysis of five categories of statements, or “functions” of intellectuals. Three of them concern a large public along with influential speeches: expressing oneself on a topic from one’s area of expertise; on the implications of one’s discipline; on any kind of issue. A fourth category concerns more occasional collaborations such as “citizen science”. The last category addresses the academic and professional management of the fields of knowledge.http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/6029scientistsintellectualsmediaenvironmentNobel Prizecontroversies |
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| title | Les scientifiques et les fonctions d’intellectuel |
| title_full | Les scientifiques et les fonctions d’intellectuel |
| title_fullStr | Les scientifiques et les fonctions d’intellectuel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Les scientifiques et les fonctions d’intellectuel |
| title_short | Les scientifiques et les fonctions d’intellectuel |
| title_sort | les scientifiques et les fonctions d intellectuel |
| topic | scientists intellectuals media environment Nobel Prize controversies |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/6029 |
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