Abstract

MURIEL, Daniel. (In)accessibility of the knowledge society: a critical reading of the production of modern sociology. CONfines relacion. internaci. ciencia política [online]. 2005, vol.1, n.2, pp.19-34. ISSN 1870-3569.

The purpose of this article is to develop an approximation of the concept of a society of knowledge while trying to avoid the risks that this implies when using a modernist perspective of sociology. The author reviews the different major phases of change described by modern sociologists since the second half of the 20th century. The article provides a critical review of modern sociological thought in relation to a plausible formulation of a knowledgable society as a conceptual tool that helps us to understand certain contemporary problems.

Keywords : Knowledge society; sociological theory; modernity; scientific knowledge; expertise.