Science and Apocalypse in Bertrand Russell - A Cultural Sociology

This book weaves together apparently disconnected elements of Bertrand Russell's philosophy and social activism into a coherent narrative about the acclaimed twentieth-century intellectual's evolving stances concerning science and technology and their role in bringing either a future Golden Age or a secular Doomsday.

Sommario

Introduction: The Wings of Icarus
Chapter 1: The Dying Sacred Fire of Mathematics and Logic
Chapter 2: World War I and the Dethronement of Science
Chapter 3: The Tortuous Mazes of Mind and Matter
Chapter 4: Lights and Shadows of Nuclear Death
Chapter 5: The Vietnam War and the Judgment Day
Conclusion: The History of Humankind and the Rashomon Effect

Info autore

By Javier Pérez-Jara and Lino Camprubí

Riassunto

This book weaves together apparently disconnected elements of Bertrand Russell’s philosophy and social activism into a coherent narrative about the acclaimed twentieth-century intellectual’s evolving stances concerning science and technology and their role in bringing either a future Golden Age or a secular Doomsday.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lino Camprubi, Lino Camprubí, JAVIER P REZ-JARA, Javier Perez-Jara, Javier Camprubi Perez-Jara, Javier Pérez-Jara
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781793618474
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-847-4
• Pagine: 256
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General