Science and the idea of progress
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Interpretations of the idea of progress are presented, with particular attention on the role of science in promoting human progress. Reasons behind the fear of scientific progress are explored, including the destructive nature of economic developments.
Publication Name: Modern Age
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0026-7457
Year: 2001
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Social science and the future of sexuality
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Issues concerning the detrimental influence of social science on attitudes toward sexuality are discussed, on the basis of 'The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead' by Derek Freeman and 'Alfred Kinsey: A Public/Private Life' by James H. Jones.
Publication Name: Modern Age
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0026-7457
Year: 2001
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Science and the restoration of culture
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Issues concerning the role of science in determining cultural progress are discussed. Methodological, ontological and metaphysical interpretations of the relationship between science and cultural evolution in postmodernism are explored.
Publication Name: Modern Age
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0026-7457
Year: 2001
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