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1st ed. |
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1 online resource (320 p.) : 4 b&w ills., 1 color ills. |
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Summary |
The book offers a fundamental view on the problem of forgetting in sociology in general and within sociology of knowledge. Furthermore it focuses - as a case study - on the field of modern science. With recourse to the term ,oblivionism', originally introduced with ironic-critical intent by the german romance scholar Harald Weinrich, it analyzes the fundamental and multifaceted problem of the loss of knowledge in the field of science. A declarative-reflective, an incorporated-practical and an objectified-technical memory motif is at the centre. These form the basis for the development of the three forms of forgetting that are also central to modern science: forgetfulness, wanting to forget and, ultimately, making one forget. |
Biography |
Oliver Dimbath is Professor of General Sociology at the University of Koblenz-Landau. As a sociologist of memory, he has written numerous works on questions of social memory as well as social remembering and forgetting. He is co-editor of the book series 'Soziales Gedächtnis, Erinnern und Vergessen - Memory Studies'. |
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English |
Subject |
Memory (Philosophy)
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Science -- History.
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History -- Examinations, questions, etc.
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Collective memory -- History.
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soziales Gedächtnis
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Erinnerung
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Vergessenwollen
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Vergessenmachen
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Soziologie
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Social Memory
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forget
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sociology
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Rememberance
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Mémoire (Philosophie)
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Sciences -- Histoire.
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Histoire -- Examens, questions, etc.
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Mémoire collective -- Histoire.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
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Collective memory
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History
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Memory (Philosophy)
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Science
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Examinations
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History
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Print version: 3770565738 |
ISBN |
3846765732 |
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9783846765739 |
Standard No. |
9783846765739 |
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