The Tragedy of American Science: From the Cold War to the Forever Wars - Couverture souple

Conner, Clifford D.

 
9781642597080: The Tragedy of American Science: From the Cold War to the Forever Wars
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1642597082 ISBN 13 : 9781642597080
Editeur : Haymarket Books, 2022

Synopsis

The tragedy of American science is that its direction is determined by private profit rather than by the desire to improve the human condition. As a result, Conner argues, Big Science has been irredeemably corrupted by Big Money. This corruption threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the medicines we take.

The Tragedy of American Science explores how the U.S. economy's addiction to military spending distorts and deforms science by making it overwhelmingly subservient to military interests. The primary motive driving American science and technology has become the search for new and more efficient ways to kill people. This transforms science from the classic ideal of a creative force for the advancement of humankind into its destructive and antihuman opposite. That those trillions of dollars in resources and scientific talent are not devoted to solving the problems of poverty, disease, and environmental destruction is one of the greatest tragedies of our times.

While the underlying problems may appear intractable, Conner compellingly argues that replacing the current science-for-profit system with a science-for-human-needs system is not an impossible, utopian dream. But to get there, we'll need to grapple with this important history.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l?auteur

Clifford D. Conner taught history of science at the School of Professional Studies, CUNY Graduate Center. He is the author of A People's History of Science (Bold Type Books, 2005) and biographies of three revolutionaries: Jean Paul Marat, Arthur O'Connor, and Colonel Despard.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Haymarket Books
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1642597082
ISBN 13 
9781642597080
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
300
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781642591279: Tragedy of American Science

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1642591270 ISBN 13 :  9781642591279
Editeur : Haymarket Books, 2020
Couverture rigide