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The world hasn’t met with destruction on any of the long list of predicted doomsday dates, but the possibility may have got you thinking: has science created more problems than it has solved? What is the point of science at all? Geoffrey Gorham considers these questions and explores the social and ethical implications of science by linking them to issues facing scientists today: human extinction, extraterrestrial intelligence, space colonisation and more.

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An excellent and well-written contribution... which serves as a good example that clear and rigorous writing needn't always be overly dry. -- The Review of Metaphysics Lively, accessible and clear-headed. Good for the beginning student and for anyone wishing (for) guidance on how to start thinking philosophically about science. -- Helen Longino - Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University

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Geoffrey Gorham has been teaching and researching philosophy of science for 15 years, and is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Robert Meldrum is an actor, director and teacher with over 35 years experience. His TV and film credits include Blue Heelers, Georgia and The Big Steal. Originally a member of the Australian Performing Group at the Pram Factory in Melbourne, he has performed with all the major Australian theatre companies and was a lecturer in acting at the Victorian College of the Arts for eight years.

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