Progress and Its Discontents
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Progress and Its Discontents

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Progress and Its Discontents

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Events of the past two decades have challenged many of the fundamental beliefs, institutions, and values of modern western culture--the culture of "progress." Are science and technology really progressive and beneficial? Have they led to the enhancement of welfare, greater hapiness, and moral immprovement? I s the continued growth of material productivity possible? Desirable? Are the institutions of progress viable? Progress and Its Discontents assembles the views on progress of some of America's leading humanists, scientists, and social scientists. Citing disappointed expectations of progress in spheres from science to morals and politics, and the many problems created or left untouched by progress, the editors conclude that the term no longer refers to "an inevitable sequence of improvements" but rather to "an aspiration and compelling obligation." Contributors:
Nannerl O. Keohane
Georg G. Iggers
Alfred G. Meyer
Crawford Young
Francisco J. Ayala
John T. Edsall
Gerald Fenberg
Bernard D. Davis
Gerald Holton
Marc J. Roberts
H. Stuart Hughes
Moses Abramovitz
Harvey Brooks
Nathan Rosenberg
Hollis B. Chenery
Gianfranco Poggi
Aaron Wildavsky
G. Bingham Powell, Jr.
Samuel H. Barnes
Steven Marcus
Murray Krieger
Robert C. Elliott
Martin E. Marty
Daniel Bell
Frederick A. Olafson This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780520313545
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. FOREWORD
  6. PREFACE
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. PART I Historical, Ideological, and Evolutionary Aspects
  9. PART II The Progress and Problems of Science
  10. PART III The Prospects and Problems of Material Progress
  11. PART IV Political and Social Aspects
  12. PART V Progress and Humanistic Understanding
  13. CONTRIBUTORS
  14. INDEX