The Scientist As Rebel.THE SCIENTIST AS REBEL FREEMAN DYSON In this volume, Dyson, a renowned physicist and writer, presents a collection of his book reviews and essays on a range of scientific and social topics Most of the 29 texts were originally published in the New York Review of Books. The author details how science in both Western and Eastern cultures has always been a form of rebellion against prevailing attitudes Other essays explore whether science can be ethical and consider such topics as nanotechnology, pacifism pacifism, advocacy of opposition to war through individual or collective action against militarism. Although complete, enduring peace is the goal of all pacifism, the methods of achieving it differ. Some groups oppose international war but advocate revolution for suppressed nationalities; others are willing to support defensive but not offensive war; others oppose all war, but believe in maintaining a police force; still others believe in no coercive or, amateur astronomers, and Isaac Newton Finally, Dyson ponders the connection between religion and quantum physics and the possibility of paranormal phenomena New York Review of Books, 2006, 360 p., hardcover, $27.95. |
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