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1 Travelling to a Land We Cannot See.- 2 The Open Mind.- 3 Science in Being, Research and the Liberal University.- 4 The Consequences of Action.- 5 I. Uncommon Sense.- II. An Open House.- 6 Prospects in the Arts and Sciences.- 7 An Inward Look.- 8 Tradition and Discovery.- 9 Progress in Freedom.- 10 On Science and Culture.- 11 The Power to Act The Scientific Revolution and its Effects on Democratic Institutions.- 12 A World Without War.- 13 L'Intime et le Comunthe Intimate and the Open.- 14 To Live with Ourselves.- 15 Physics and Man's Understanding, For the Smithsonian Institution Bicentennial.- 16 A Time in Need.- Acknowledgements and Bibliography.

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1 Travelling to a Land We Cannot See.- 2 The Open Mind.- 3 Science in Being, Research and the Liberal University.- 4 The Consequences of Action.- 5 I. Uncommon Sense.- II. An Open House.- 6 Prospects in the Arts and Sciences.- 7 An Inward Look.- 8 Tradition and Discovery.- 9 Progress in Freedom.- 10 On Science and Culture.- 11 The Power to Act The Scientific Revolution and its Effects on Democratic Institutions.- 12 A World Without War.- 13 L’Intime et le Comun—the Intimate and the Open.- 14 To Live with Ourselves.- 15 Physics and Man’s Understanding, For the Smithsonian Institution Bicentennial.- 16 A Time in Need.- Acknowledgements and Bibliography.

Uncommon Sense

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      Publisher Birkhäuser
      Published 3 August 2012
      ISBN-13 9781468467376
      978-1468467376
      ISBN-10 1468467379

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      Book Synopsis
      1 Travelling to a Land We Cannot See.- 2 The Open Mind.- 3 Science in Being, Research and the Liberal University.- 4 The Consequences of Action.- 5 I. Uncommon Sense.- II. An Open House.- 6 Prospects in the Arts and Sciences.- 7 An Inward Look.- 8 Tradition and Discovery.- 9 Progress in Freedom.- 10 On Science and Culture.- 11 The Power to Act The Scientific Revolution and its Effects on Democratic Institutions.- 12 A World Without War.- 13 L'Intime et le Comunthe Intimate and the Open.- 14 To Live with Ourselves.- 15 Physics and Man's Understanding, For the Smithsonian Institution Bicentennial.- 16 A Time in Need.- Acknowledgements and Bibliography.

      Table of Contents
      1 Travelling to a Land We Cannot See.- 2 The Open Mind.- 3 Science in Being, Research and the Liberal University.- 4 The Consequences of Action.- 5 I. Uncommon Sense.- II. An Open House.- 6 Prospects in the Arts and Sciences.- 7 An Inward Look.- 8 Tradition and Discovery.- 9 Progress in Freedom.- 10 On Science and Culture.- 11 The Power to Act The Scientific Revolution and its Effects on Democratic Institutions.- 12 A World Without War.- 13 L’Intime et le Comun—the Intimate and the Open.- 14 To Live with Ourselves.- 15 Physics and Man’s Understanding, For the Smithsonian Institution Bicentennial.- 16 A Time in Need.- Acknowledgements and Bibliography.

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