Knowledge is a dangerous thing: Authority relations, ideological conservatism, and creativity in confucian-heritage cultures

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-86

  Ho, David Yau Fai ^a   Ho, Rainbow Tin Hung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Authority relations; Confucianism; Creativity; Ideological conservatism; Knowledge; Methodological relationalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949122723     PISSN: 00218308     EISSN: 14685914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5914.2008.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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