Science and Human Values vs The Place of Science in Modern Civilization: Which Should You Read?
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Science and Human Values
“ON a fine November day in 1945, late in the afternoon, I was landed on an airstrip in southern Japan.”
Science and Human Values was originally a lecture by Jacob Bronowski at MIT in 1953. Published five years later, it opens unforgettably with Bronowski's description of Nagasaki in 1945: 'a bare waste of ashes', making…
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The Place of Science in Modern Civilization
"On its original publication in 1919, The Place of Science in Modern Civilization was recognized as a major contribution, and today Veblen continues to command attention and respect. This volume includes some of his…
The verdict
- Science and Human Values is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 9 for The Place of Science in Modern Civilization.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Science and Human Values | The Place of Science in Modern Civilization | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (417) | — |
Reception
| Science and Human Values | The Place of Science in Modern Civilization | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 417 | — |
| Editions | 22 | 24 |
| Citations | — | 15 |
| Want to read | 1344 | — |
| Reading it now | 40 | — |
| Written reviews | 34 | — |
| Pages | 119 | 509 |