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Civilization at the Crossroads : Social and Human Implications of the Scientific and Technological Revolution (International Arts and Sciences Press) Social and Human Implications of the Scientific and Technological Revolution
By Radovan Richta
Copyright 1969
372 Pages
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Routledge
372 Pages
by
Routledge
372 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 1968. The dynamic advance of scientific discovery in recent decades, together with the rapid development of the material base of human life, is assuming the magnitude of revolutionary changes that promise in the long run to transform the nature of civilization and open up boundless prospects for a new form of society. These considerations underscore the urgency of... Read more
Foreword by Academician Šorm, Introduction: The Purpose of Change CHAPTER 1 The Nature of the Scientific and Technological Revolution CHAPTER 2 Radical Changes in Work, Skills and Education, CHAPTER 3 Modern Civilization and the Development of Man, CHAPTER 4 New Features of Social Development in the Era of the Scientific and Technological Revolution
Biography
RADOVAN RICHTA, M.A., D.Sc., Corresponding member, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (CAS), head of the interdisciplinary team for research on the social and human implications of the scientific and technological revolution, Institute of Philosophy (CAS), in cooperation with a research team.
