The choice between functional and critical knowledge is not easily settled.

Evidence

The alternative seems clear: it is a choice between the homogeneity and the intrinsic duality of the social, between functional and critical knowledge. But the decision seems difficult, or arbitrary. — Jean-François Lyotard, The Postmodern Condition, 159

Categorization

• DEFINE: Frames the two rival conceptions of knowledge’s social role — functional/positivist vs. critical/reflexive — that Lyotard will reject.
• XREF: connects to: The knowledge-politics link must be established case by case, not by fixed rule

Broader Connections

• The knowledge-politics link must be established case by case, not by fixed rule #expands (0.80)