{"product_id":"science-and-apocalypse-in-bertrand-russell-9781793618498","title":"Science and Apocalypse in Bertrand Russell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBertrand Russell (18721970) was a logician, a philosopher, and one of the twentieth century's most visible public intellectuals. \u003ci\u003eScience and Apocalypse in Bertrand Russell: A Cultural Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e brings those three aspects together to trace Russell's changing views on the role of science and technology in society throughout his long intellectual career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from cultural sociology, history of science, and philosophy, Javier Pérez-Jara and Lino Camprubí provide a fresh multidimensional analysis of the general themes of science, technology, utopia, and apocalypse. The book critically examines Russell's influential interpretations of the turn-of-the-century mathematical logic, World War I, the metaphysics and epistemology of mind and matter, World War II, nuclear holocaust, and the Vietnam War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Russell's compelling narratives, humanity was a powder keg and the match was represented by different and successive meta-adversaries, such as religion, communism, and American imperialism. And the only way to avoid a coming global Holocaust was to follow his own salvific recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn working around Russell's role in the cultural perception of the final destiny of humanity, \u003ci\u003eScience and Apocalypse in Bertrand Russell\u003c\/i\u003e invites the reader to think about the place of the techno-scientific sphere in human progress and decadence in both our current epoch and the distant future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042640691543,"sku":"9781793618498","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793618498.jpg?v=1750954971","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/science-and-apocalypse-in-bertrand-russell-9781793618498","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}