Project Gutenberg 2011-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 322 Knight, Charles 1791 1873 Knowledge is power : $b A view of the productive forces of modern society and the results of labor, capital and skill. Produced by Pat McCoy, Odessa Paige Turner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Knowledge Is Power" by Charles Knight is a philosophical exploration of the economic forces that shape modern society, written in the mid-19th century. The work discusses the interrelation of labor, capital, and skill, emphasizing how knowledge, particularly scientific knowledge, empowers individuals and society as a whole. It intends to convey these aspects in an accessible manner, aiming especially to educate the youth about the foundations of political economy. The opening of the book introduces the idea that human beings, unlike other animals, face unique challenges due to their extensive needs and apparent lack of natural means for survival. Knight uses a hypothetical scenario to explore the dire state of a civilized man stranded in a desert, devoid of resources or tools, illustrating the essential role of accumulated knowledge and labor. He contrasts this scenario with that of the Moskito Indian who survives due to his understanding of natural resources, demonstrating the importance of prior accumulation of knowledge and tools as a foundation for productive labor. Through these examples, Knight sets the stage for a broader discussion on the principles governing wealth production and the necessity of education for social progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Industrial arts Industries T Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Economics Category: Teaching & Education 904974 2025-07-15T12:56:02.748710 text/html 895585 2011-12-22T10:34:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7278129 2011-12-22T10:34:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7378142 2025-07-15T12:56:28.839661 application/epub+zip 7390138 2025-07-15T12:56:13.050708 application/epub+zip 411342 2025-07-15T12:56:05.113680 application/epub+zip 11761694 2025-07-15T12:56:36.498520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11690946 2025-07-15T12:56:21.288589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654121 2022-09-17T13:33:50.755537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 816674 2025-07-15T12:56:01.239691 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 816672 2011-12-22T10:34:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 295466 2011-12-22T10:34:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 816676 2011-12-22T10:34:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295411 2011-12-22T10:34:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21768 2025-07-15T12:56:36.645530 application/rdf+xml 14774 2025-07-15T12:56:05.672706 image/jpeg 3700 2025-07-15T12:56:05.386671 image/jpeg 7351381 2025-07-15T12:56:03.083731 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia