par Van Acker, Wouter 
Editeur scientifique Schindler, Susanne;Sowa, Axel;Wilson, Ariane
Référence Constructing Knowledge : Das Wissen der Architektur, Proceedings, The Department for Architecture Theory, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, page (86-95)
Publication Publié, 2011
Editeur scientifique Schindler, Susanne;Sowa, Axel;Wilson, Ariane
Référence Constructing Knowledge : Das Wissen der Architektur, Proceedings, The Department for Architecture Theory, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, page (86-95)
Publication Publié, 2011
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| Résumé : | On the basis of the case study of the utopia of a Universal Network of Documentation as conceived by the bibliographer and internationalist Paul Otlet (Brussels 1868-Brussels 1944) this paper focuses on the spatial contradiction inherent in the claim of the universality of scientific knowledge which was common in the beginning of the twentieth century. Through an analysis of the spatial schemas drawn by Otlet in which he envisions a new system for the dissemination and organization of knowledge, this article aims to show the complex spatial nature of the epistemological claim of universalism in his time, contextualized within the current discourse on localist views on science. |
