Uncommon Sense
- ISBN-10
- 1468467352
- ISBN-13
- 9781468467352
- Series
- Uncommon Sense
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 196
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-11-09
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- Author
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
Description
J. Robert Oppenheimer, a leading physicist in the Manhattan Project, recognized that scientific inquiry and discovery could no longer be separated from their effect on political decision-making, social responsibility, and human endeavor in general. He openly addressed issues of common concern and as a scientist accepted the responsibility brought about by nuclear physics and the atom bomb. In this collection of essays and speeches, Oppenheimer discusses the shift in scientific awareness and its impact on education, the question of openness in a society forced to keep secrets, the conflict between individual concerns and public and political necessity, the future of science and its effects on future politics---in short, the common and uncommon sense we find in our modern day reality.
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