Technoscientific Angst

Technoscientific Angst
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : 0816629560
ISBN-13 : 9780816629565
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Book Synopsis Technoscientific Angst by : Raphael Sassower

Download or read book Technoscientific Angst written by Raphael Sassower and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work considers two related phenomena - the positive public image of science as the citadel of truth and the objectivity and the angst displayed by scientists over their indirect roles in technological horrors, such as the atomic devastation of Hiroshima.


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