The World Crisis - And What to Do about It
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Book Overview Science and technology have made the modern world possible, but also created all the global problems that threaten our future: the climat...
Science and technology have made the modern world possible, but also created all the global problems that threaten our future: the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, mass extinction of species, environmental degradation, overpopulation, lethal modern war, and the menace of nuclear weapons. Nicholas Maxwell, world-renowned philosopher of science and author of 14 books, argues that all these problems have come about because humans have solved only the first of two great problems of learning - how to acquire scientific knowledge and technological know-how - but not the second - how to create a civilized, wise world. The key disaster of our times is that we have science without wisdom. At present, universities all over the world are devoted to the pursuit of specialized knowledge and technology, or ""knowledge-inquiry"". Maxwell contends that they need to be radically transformed so that their basic function becomes to help humanity tackle global problems, with a more rigorous and socially beneficial perspective he calls ""wisdom-inquiry"". The World Crisis - And What to Do About It spells out in detail the changes that need to be made to academic inquiry, why they need to be made, and how they would enable universities to help humanity actively and effectively tackle and solve current global problems.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 208 | Language: English | Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC | ISBN: 9811234604
FormatHardcover
Pages208
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9811234604
EAN9789811234606
PublisherWORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight0.99 Pounds
Length9.0 Inches
Width6.0 Inches
Height0.5 Inches
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