The Impact of Science on SocietyFirst published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
Contents
I Science and Tradition | 11 |
2 General Effects of Scientific Technique | 29 |
3 Scientific Technique in an Oligarchy | 55 |
4 Democracy and Scientific Technique | 68 |
5 Science and War | 83 |
6 Science and Values | 90 |
7 Can a Scientific Society be Stable? | 109 |
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