Overview
Does the idea of progress still apply to our times? If so, what does progress really mean? Today, many believe that progress is a word to be avoided, a relic from a past, the dangerous product of an era of intellectual naivety that would be best forgotten. Yet, the idea of progress is rooted in a human impulse that is both profound and essential, a way of interpreting history without which our ability to plan the future, our very identity would be at stake. Written just before the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic--which is now putting its argument to the hardest of tests--this lucid essay explores how science and technology have been, and can still be, a powerful engine for human and humane advancement.
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Author: Aldo Schiavone ,
Ann Goldstein
Publisher: Europa Compass
Imprint: Europa Compass
Dimensions:
Width: 12.00cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 17.80cm
Weight: 0.113kg
ISBN: 9781609456689
ISBN 10: 1609456688
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 13 July 2021
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General/trade
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Every page inspires for its far-sightedness. In this short, fast-paced essay, Schiavone brings us on an extremely fascinating journey through history, ethics, philosophy, science, and technology. --Critica Letteraria Riveting... A sweeping journey from the deepest roots of our society and to the future that awaits it. --Pulp
"""Historian Schiavone mixes philosophy, politics, and anthropology in this stimulating inquiry into the 'paradigm of progress'... Goldstein's graceful translation complements Schiavone's incisive thinking and the book's broad scope. The result is an erudite and thought-provoking call for embracing the possibilities of the future.""--Publishers Weekly ""There's something on every single page to make readers pause and reflect. Schiavone's insights are magisterial... He takes us on a fascinating journey through history, ethics, philosophy, science, and technology.""--Critica Letteraria ""Riveting... A sweeping journey from the deepest roots of our society and to the future that awaits it.""--Pulp"
Author Information
Aldo Schiavone is one of Italy's most renowned historians, whose works have been translated into numerous languages. He has taught Roman Law at the University of Florence and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His previous books include Spartacus (2013) and Pontius Pilate (2017). Ann Goldstein has translated into English all of Elena Ferrante's books, including the New York Times bestseller, The Story of the Lost Child, which was shortlisted for the MAN Booker International Prize. She has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and is the recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Award. She lives in New York.
