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Gegenstand, Relevanz und Praxis der Geisteswissenschaften. Eine philosophisch-anthropologische Begründung

SWISS ACADEMIES COMMUNICATIONS, VOL. 11, NO 5, 2016

Spätestens seit der Jahrtausendwende werden Wissenschaft und Wissen als zentrale Produktionsfaktoren erkannt, die massgeblich zu Produktivität und Wirtschaftswachstum beitragen. Gerade in Bezug auf die Geisteswissenschaften entgeht dieser geschaffene Mehrwert jedoch dem oberflächlichen Blick. Mit der vorliegenden Schrift wird der Gegenstand, die Relevanz und damit den praktischen Nutzen der Geisteswissenschaften systematisch hergeleitet.

 

Markus Zürcher (2016), Gegenstand, Relevanz und Praxis der Geisteswissenschaften. Eine philosophisch-anthropologische Begründung, Swiss Academies Communications 11(5).

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