João Romeiro Hermeto

The Privatisation of Knowledge (eBook, PDF)

Intellectual Property and the Destruction of Collective Memory

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Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that the private appropriation of human knowledge through intellectual property gives rise to power relations, which colonise the collective mind as well as individual minds. In so doing these power relations destroy the social fabric necessary for producing and reproducing knowledge. Besides the direct impact on political-economic relations, the privatisation of knowledge distresses collective memory. The book concludes that although individual, social, and collective memories can only exist in tandem, the atrophy of the social and collective dimensions of the mind results in a sort of social dementia. The Privatisation of Knowledge is essential reading for all scholars and researchers of economic philosophy. It is also ideal for researchers of Marxian social science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 285
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031908668
• Artikelnr.: 74979000

Autorenporträt

João Romeiro Hermeto is Visiting Scholar at Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Debacle of Socialised Knowledge.- 2. The Eschatology and the Theodicy of Intellectual Property.- 3. Intellectual Property History and Theories.- 4. The Fraught Power Relations of Intellectual Property.- 5. Conclusion: Neoliberal Privatisation of Knowledge Towards De-Emancipatory.- 6. Appendix: Hegel s Philosophy of Right: An Exegesis.