What is much less obvious is that such empowerment requires the destruction of socially sanctioned knowledge. Only then is a society’s space for decision opened up, enabling its members to move in many more directions than previously deemed possible.
“知识就是力量”这句口号可以称得上是家喻户晓，但只有知识分子能看到它的暗示意味。很明显，伟大的知识能提高我们行动的能力。但有一点却不那么显而易见，这种权力的获得要求摧毁社会已经认可的知识。只有这样，一个社会的空间才会开放，社会成员们才有可能做出自己的决定，有更多发展的方向，比先前人们认为的多出许多可能。