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1 online resource (128 pages) |
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Routledge Library Editions: 20th Century Science |
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Routledge Library Editions. 20th Century Science ; v. 13
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| Contents |
Chapter WORLD CHAOS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SCIENCE -- chapter We are now near -- chapter We are still living in an age which I -- chapter He is appointed, -- chapter of many -- chapter of the relations between -- world-in international relations, politics -- chapter of a very crude and -- chapter of the enthusiasm of the -- chapter The decay of democratic institutions and -- chapter of an -- chapter of physical science, leading as -- chapter if it could be -- chapter It is true we have some beginnings of biology; of \ -- chapter Up to the outbreak of -- chapter It seems -- chapter Again: \ -- chapter It is no wonder -- chapter to plan. That proposal, largely designed to save Germany from an immediate crisis, seemed to achieve that particular purpose almost at once. And then, within the past few days, Germany has slipped into a secondary crisis, even more extreme than anything envisaged a month ago. We are living in a crazy world, in which nothing can be foretold, and anything may happen to-morrow. \ -- chapter if only -- chapter following day the stock -- chapter I hoped, when |
| Summary |
This book, first published 1931, examines the attitudes surrounding the natural sciences at the time of writing, and contends that an unreflective belief in the power of science, and especially in humanity's capacity to turn such knowledge to noble ends, could lead to catastrophic results for human civilisation. Commenting on the forced industrialisation in Russia, India and China that was proceeding with little regard for human life at the time, the unsustainable inequality generated by modern Western capitalism and many other related issues, the author argues that it is necessary to devote t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Science.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Social sciences.
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Economic history -- 1918-
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Science
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Social Sciences
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sciences (philosophy)
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social sciences.
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science (modern discipline)
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SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects.
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Economic history
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Science
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Science -- Philosophy
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Social sciences
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317698982 |
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1317698983 |
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9781315779270 |
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1315779277 |
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130678753X |
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9781306787536 |
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9781317698975 |
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1317698975 |
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9781317698968 |
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1317698967 |
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