The Impact of Science on Society"In this concices and luminous book ... [Russell] examines the changes in modern life brought about by science. he suggests that its work in transforming society is only just beginning"--from inside upper cover. |
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I Science and Tradition I | 1 |
General Effects of Scientific Technique | 18 |
Scientific Technique in an Oligarchy | 43 |
Copyright | |
4 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affairs agriculture America Anaxagoras Archimedes Aristotle armed forces astrology atomic become believe birth control Black Death bomb Caligula cause chapter civilized consider cotton countries creed Crimean War danger death defeat democracy destructive dictatorship diminish doctrine economic effect of science eighteenth century England equal evils existence fact fanatical fear feel happiness harmful hope human race human sacrifice hydrogen bomb important improvement individual industrial industrial revolution international authority kind labor less liberty living mankind matter means ment mentality methods million modern nations obvious oligarchy organizations peace peasants philosophy physical Piltdown Plato's Republic police political possible power of officials practice present problem produced prosperity psychological question raw materials reason result Russia scientific society scientific technique secure slaves social stable suffering superstition survive telegraph theory things thought tion trade union true universe victory wars Western whole witchcraft world government