[-empyre-] Practice in Research & odd methods, rude mechanics

[Adrian Miles]

On Saturday, 19 January 2013 at 1:49 AM, Simon Biggs wrote:
> I agree with everything Adrian says except the statement that in an academic context all research is instrumentalised. It is true that there is more and more pressure for this to be the case but there remain numerous threads of non-instrumental research, whether in theoretical physics, astronomy, pure maths, anthropology, philosophy or creative practice. Happily it is still possible to spend tax payers money on useless inquiry.
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and I agree with everything that Simon says, though the sense of 'instrumentalised' I would like to be able to use easily includes what Simon describes as 'non-instrumental' research. My working definitions treat art as non instrumental because it does not have to refer to anything outside of itself, if it desires, its use value is to itself only. Where as I'd argue that even 'pure' research, or 'non-instrumental' research must have use value to that particular corner of the field/discipline etc for it to be research. 



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an appropriate closing
Adrian Miles
Program Director Bachelor of Media and Communication (Honours)
RMIT University - www.rmit.edu.au
http://vogmae.net.au/



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