Knowledge and human interests

Abstract

There are many paractices and interests that human beings can have including, economic, financial, social, cultural, educational etc. Knowledge and human interests starts with the premise that there are two fundamental conditions underpinning the socio-cultural system: "work" and "interaction." Work enables human beings to achieve goals and bring about material well-being through social labor. Interaction concerns securing and expanding the possibilities for mutual understanding among all those involved in social dynamics. From these two conditions three essential human interests namely technical, practical and emancipatory can be derived:.