Bibliograph

What is progress, Aldo Schiavone ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

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What is progress, Aldo Schiavone ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What is progress

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bibliography

Oclc number

11198017157

Responsibility statement

Aldo Schiavone ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

Summary

"Today, many believe that progress is a word to be avoided, a relic from a past, the dangerous product of an era of intellectual naivety that is best forgotten. Yet, the idea of progress is rooted in a human impulse that is both profound and essential, a way of interpreting history without which our ability to plan the future, our very identity would be at stake. Written just before the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic-which is now putting its argument to the hardest of tests-this lucid essay explores how science and technology have been, and can still be, a powerful engine for human and humane advancement."--Cover.

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