{"product_id":"science-and-apocalypse-in-bertrand-russell-a-cultural-sociology-9781793618474","title":"Science and Apocalypse in Bertrand Russell: A","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBertrand Russell (1872–1970) was a logician, a philosopher, and one of the twentieth century’s most visible public intellectuals. Science and Apocalypse in Bertrand Russell: A Cultural Sociology 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 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, Science and Apocalypse in Bertrand Russell 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a fascinating sociological account of one of the main figures of analytical philosophy and one of the most prominent public intellectuals of the twentieth century. Anyone interested in Bertrand Russel’s rich intellectual life must read this book, but it is also particularly interesting for its deft use of cultural sociology and positioning theory. \u003c\/p\u003e -- Patrick Baert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Wings of Icarus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Dying Sacred Fire of Mathematics and Logic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: World War I and the Dethronement of Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Tortuous Mazes of Mind and Matter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Lights and Shadows of Nuclear Death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The Vietnam War and the Judgment Day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: The History of Humankind and the Rashomon Effect\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042640265559,"sku":"9781793618474","price":73.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/science-and-apocalypse-in-bertrand-russell-a-cultural-sociology-9781793618474","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}