Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution and Economic Significance, Volume II: The Branches of Learning

by Fritz Machlup

Overview

Volume II of this ten-volume work, examines the parts of intellectual knowledge that have been considered worth teaching in institutions of higher learning. To judge what to teach, it was necessary to classify.

Originally published in 1982.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780691614304
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	07/14/2014
Series:	Princeton Legacy Library , #742
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

• FrontMatter, pg. i
• CONTENTS, pg. v
• ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS, pg. vii
• PREFACE, pg. xi
• CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION, pg. 1
• CHAPTER 2. THE TAXONOMY OF THE BRANCHES OF LEARNING, pg. 17
• CHAPTER 3. CLASSICAL AND MEDIEVAL SYNOPSES OF DOCTRINES, pg. 22
• CHAPTER 4. THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE, pg. 34
• CHAPTER 5. THE CIRCLE OF LEARNING, pg. 47
• CHAPTER 6. THE MAPPING OF THE SCIENCES, pg. 60
• CHAPTER 7. UNIFIED SCIENCE AND THE PROPAEDIA, pg. 79
• CHAPTER 8. ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES: CLASSES AND SECTIONS, pg. 89
• CHAPTER 9. LIBRARIES: CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS, pg. 110
• CHAPTER 10. UNIVERSITIES: FACULTIES AND DEPARTMENTS, pg. 120
• INDEX, pg. 173