A provocative critique of Western progress from a scientific perspective

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Franco Ferrarotti examines the ways in which we have come to cope with the problems unforeseen by the early idealists of the industrial age. Beginning with a de

In a career spanning sixty years, Sir Karl Popper has made some of the most important contributions to the twentieth century discussion of science and rationali

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Leonard (sociology, Vassar College) provides a critical analysis of technology, with a focus on the experiences of contemporary U.S. women. Coverage includes th