{"product_id":"progress-and-its-discontents-paperback","title":"Progress and Its Discontents - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGabriel a. Almond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGarry R. Marvin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoy Harvey Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvents 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eProgress and Its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: \u003cbr\u003e Nannerl O. Keohane \u003cbr\u003e Georg G. Iggers \u003cbr\u003e Alfred G. Meyer \u003cbr\u003e Crawford Young \u003cbr\u003e Francisco J. Ayala \u003cbr\u003e John T. Edsall \u003cbr\u003e Gerald Fenberg \u003cbr\u003e Bernard D. Davis \u003cbr\u003e Gerald Holton \u003cbr\u003e Marc J. Roberts \u003cbr\u003e H. Stuart Hughes \u003cbr\u003e Moses Abramovitz \u003cbr\u003e Harvey Brooks \u003cbr\u003e Nathan Rosenberg \u003cbr\u003e Hollis B. Chenery \u003cbr\u003e Gianfranco Poggi \u003cbr\u003e Aaron Wildavsky \u003cbr\u003e G. Bingham Powell, Jr. \u003cbr\u003e Samuel H. Barnes \u003cbr\u003e Steven Marcus \u003cbr\u003e Murray Krieger \u003cbr\u003e Robert C. Elliott \u003cbr\u003e Martin E. Marty \u003cbr\u003e Daniel Bell \u003cbr\u003e Frederick A. Olafson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 580\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.29 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702167146592,"sku":"9780520309081","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/progress-and-its-discontents-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}