[Air-l] What is a discipline.

Paolo Manzelli lre at unifi.it
Tue Nov 5 14:40:20 PST 2002


Dear Christian Nelson ,

for instance :

"Women training can be a discipline in the  context of academy",  because the
disciplinary approach, (build up by August Compte) was  formulated for improving
in the changing society a "Dividi and Impera old methodology " in a way the
financial or industrial capital can recompose or integrate, following a business
criteria,  the disciplinary teaching approach for improving the efficiency and
the economic productivity of the intellectual work force.

My best regards Paolo Manzelli

Christian Nelson wrote:

> Irene Berkowitz wrote:
>
> > I am searching for an operational definition of the concept/construct of
> > "academic discipline."
>
> I think it's important to note at the start of this discussion that there
> isn't any one operational definition available at least for such socially
> significant terms as "academic discipline." Because terms are pragmatic
> entities, and the definition of this term will have profound effects for
> e.g., those seeking to achieve or to deny others the achievement of
> disciplinary status, the definition of this term (like, e.g., the definition
> of science) is going to be hotlly debated.
> --Christian Nelson
>
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