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Article: Knowledge is a dangerous thing: Authority relations, ideological conservatism, and creativity in confucian-heritage cultures
Title | Knowledge is a dangerous thing: Authority relations, ideological conservatism, and creativity in confucian-heritage cultures |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Authority Relations Confucianism Creativity Ideological Conservatism Knowledge Methodological Relationalism |
Issue Date | 2008 |
Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/JTSB |
Citation | Journal For The Theory Of Social Behaviour, 2008, v. 38 n. 1, p. 67-86 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Throughout history, the generation, exercise, and dissemination of knowledge are fraught with dangers, the root causes of which are traceable to the definition of authority relations. The authors compare Greek myths and Chinese legends, setting the stage for a metarelational analysis of authority relations between teacher and students and between scholar-teachers and political rulers in Confucian-heritage cultures. These two relations are rooted in ideological conservatism. They are related in a higher-order relation or metarelation: Political control and the definition of the teacher-student relationship reinforce each other in consolidating authoritarian values. Thus, ideological conservatism shapes educational philosophy and socialization. It conflicts with present demands for creativity in the service of knowledge-based economies. Hence, a major issue in cultural change to be addressed concerns the dilemma between maintaining authoritarian control and enhancing creativity. © The Executive Management Committee/Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2008. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/172184 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.551 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Ho, DYF | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, RTH | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-30T06:20:35Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-30T06:20:35Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal For The Theory Of Social Behaviour, 2008, v. 38 n. 1, p. 67-86 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0021-8308 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/172184 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Throughout history, the generation, exercise, and dissemination of knowledge are fraught with dangers, the root causes of which are traceable to the definition of authority relations. The authors compare Greek myths and Chinese legends, setting the stage for a metarelational analysis of authority relations between teacher and students and between scholar-teachers and political rulers in Confucian-heritage cultures. These two relations are rooted in ideological conservatism. They are related in a higher-order relation or metarelation: Political control and the definition of the teacher-student relationship reinforce each other in consolidating authoritarian values. Thus, ideological conservatism shapes educational philosophy and socialization. It conflicts with present demands for creativity in the service of knowledge-based economies. Hence, a major issue in cultural change to be addressed concerns the dilemma between maintaining authoritarian control and enhancing creativity. © The Executive Management Committee/Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2008. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/JTSB | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour | en_US |
dc.subject | Authority Relations | en_US |
dc.subject | Confucianism | en_US |
dc.subject | Creativity | en_US |
dc.subject | Ideological Conservatism | en_US |
dc.subject | Knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject | Methodological Relationalism | en_US |
dc.title | Knowledge is a dangerous thing: Authority relations, ideological conservatism, and creativity in confucian-heritage cultures | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, RTH: tinho@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, RTH=rp00497 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1468-5914.2008.00357.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-38949122723 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-38949122723&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 38 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 67 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 86 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000252964800004 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Ho, DYF=7402971943 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Ho, RTH=8620896500 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citeulike | 2357517 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0021-8308 | - |