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Commentary

Nature 410, 629-630 (5 April 2001) | doi:10.1038/35070769

Cultures of knowledge

Wolf Lepenies1

  1. Wolf Lepenies is rector of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin, Wallotstrasse 19, 14193 Berlin, Germany.
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Europe can benefit from East–West collaboration rather than globalization.

The expansion process of the European Union has a focal point: the so-called acquis communautaire, an inventory of what has already been achieved by the union. This is an arrogant concept, especially in science policy.