"An epistemic methodology that sees the pursuit of knowledge as entirely congruent with the search for power is a great deal more cunning than wise. It can needlessly undermine the value of knowledge in satisfying curiosity and interest it significantly weakens one of the profound characteristics of human beings."
Amartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher known for major contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998.