Civilization at the Crossroads : Social and Human Implications of the Scienti...

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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\nAuthor(s): Radovan Richta\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138037823, 978-1138037823\nSynopsis\nThis 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 probing the substance of the scientific and technological revolution of our day ?? its social and human roots and implications. In 1965, a systematic examination of these problems was undertaken in Cze.