New Orleans, Landscape and Eros
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knowledge production and use, philosophy of science policy, eros, riskAbstract
Debates about societal problems turn to the knowledge of physical sciences, engineering, social sciences, etc. as inputs for orienting decision making. Usually, however, this knowledge end up being un- or ill-used. In order to explain the wrong use of knowledge, this paper explores the role played by failures of will and of integration, and offers an erotics of knowledge as a means for better connecting production and use of knowledge. The case of New Orleans and hurricane Katrina provides an example for exploring these points.
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