Knowledge for What?

By Robert Staughton Lynd

Book Overview

Contents: Foreword ix; I. Social Science in Crisis 1; II. The Concept of "Culture" 11; III. The Pattern of American Culture 54; IV. The Social Sciences as Tools 114; V. Values and the Social Sciences... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B0015SG9A6
• Release Date: January 1945
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent historical perspective and still relevant today

Very interesting book for it's historical perspective (it's based on lectures given in 1938). Lynd argues that values must be considered in academics, and that values should guide our choice of research. He also calls on tenured faculty to take the initiative to oppose those forces which would constrain the freedom to work on issues that would improve human lives. Excellent read and still relevant today.