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Understanding the present

by Bryan Appleyard

1992 269 pages eng

The book explores the history of science, from the dawn of the Enlightenment up to the present day, arguing that its triumph in almost every sphere of human activity, spectacular though it is, has come at a high price. In spite of its effectiveness — or, indeed, because of it — science has cut the i…

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