A 9 page paper which discusses aspects of the
relationship between knowledge and power as seen by several theorists. The paper
discusses how some believe that knowledge produces power, while others argue
knowledge must be free from power in order to be true. The theorists and works
discussed are Hobbes' "Leviathan," Nietzsche "On the Genealogy of Morals," Marx and
Engel's reader (Jewish question, Communist Manifesto), Mill's "On Liberty," and
Foucault's "Discipline and Punish" and "the subject and power." Bibliography lists 3
additional sources.
Name of Research Paper File: JR7_RAknowpwer.wps
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