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World Crisis, The - And What To Do About It: A Revolution For Thought And Action (Hardcover)
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World Crisis, The - And What To Do About It: A Revolution For Thought And Action (Hardcover)
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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.Related Link(s)
General
Imprint: |
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
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Country of origin: |
Singapore |
Release date: |
April 2021 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Nicholas Maxwell
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Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-981-12-3460-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
981-12-3460-4 |
Barcode: |
9789811234606 |
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