Science: productive force or commodity
The main thesis of the article is that the adoption of a critical stance towards science, as it is practiced in capitalism, requires that science be conceived not as a productive force, but as a commodity. The first conception has been the dominant one in the Marxist tradition; it has had a certain...
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| description | The main thesis of the article is that the adoption of a critical stance towards science, as it is practiced in capitalism, requires that science be conceived not as a productive force, but as a commodity. The first conception has been the dominant one in the Marxist tradition; it has had a certain critical import, which however has vanished, being neutralized by a series of historical changes that culminate in the present neoliberal period. The demonstration of the second part of the thesis is based on a study about the process of commodification of science (as part of a larger process involving the commodification also of other intellectual goods, and of education), which promotes the fusion of science and technology, giving rise to technoscience, puts in the hands of the market the determination of the rhythm and the directions of research, and threatens even fundamental methodological principies of science. |
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| spelling | ojs-article-195522024-08-20T20:21:33Z Science: productive force or commodity Ciência : força produtiva ou mercadoria Oliveira, Marcos Barbosa de Oliveira, Marcos Barbosa de Ciência Força produtiva Mercantilização Tecnociência Science Productive force Commodification Technoscience The main thesis of the article is that the adoption of a critical stance towards science, as it is practiced in capitalism, requires that science be conceived not as a productive force, but as a commodity. The first conception has been the dominant one in the Marxist tradition; it has had a certain critical import, which however has vanished, being neutralized by a series of historical changes that culminate in the present neoliberal period. The demonstration of the second part of the thesis is based on a study about the process of commodification of science (as part of a larger process involving the commodification also of other intellectual goods, and of education), which promotes the fusion of science and technology, giving rise to technoscience, puts in the hands of the market the determination of the rhythm and the directions of research, and threatens even fundamental methodological principies of science. A tese central do artigo é a de que a adoção de uma postura crítica em relação à ciência, tal como praticada no capitalismo, requer que a ciência seja concebida, não como força produtiva, mas como mercadoria. A primeira concepção tem sido a dominante na tradição marxista; já teve um sentido crítico, que entretanto se dissipou, neutralizado por uma série de mudanças históricas que culminam no presente período neoliberal. A demonstração da segunda parte da tese baseia-se num estudo a respeito do processo de mercantilização da ciência (como parte de um processo mais amplo envolvendo a mercantilização também de outros bens intelectuais, e da educação), que promove a fusão entre ciência e tecnologia dando origem à tecnociência, coloca nas mãos do mercado a determinação do ritmo e dos rumos da pesquisa, e chega até a solapar os mais fundamentais princípios metodológicos da ciência. Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas 2005-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artigo avaliado pelos Pares Texto Text application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19552 10.53000/cma.v12i21.19552 Crítica Marxista; Vol. 12 No. 21 (2005); 77-96 Crítica Marxista; v. 12 n. 21 (2005); 77-96 2966-0165 0104-9321 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19552/14049 World; Contemporary Mundo; Contemporâneo Copyright (c) 2005 Marcos Barbosa de Oliveira https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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| title_short | Science: productive force or commodity |
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| topic | Ciência Força produtiva Mercantilização Tecnociência Science Productive force Commodification Technoscience |
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