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.
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