Prometheus Bedeviled: Science and the Contradictions of Contemporary Culture

by Norman Levitt

In this lucid critique, Norman Levitt examines the strained relations between science and contemporary society. For the most part, Levitt states, we idolize musicians and cheer on athletes, yet we view scientists with a mixture of awe and unease. Significantly, too, we are unsure how scientific discovery actually fits into the broader schemes of politics, and policy. Even beyond pragmatic questions, we remain anxious about the implications of science...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813526523
• ISBN13: 9780813526522
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"