From Anguish to Hope: Lessons in Human Ecology
Publisher
:
Calmann-Lévy
Parution date
:
2002
EAN
:
9782702132715
Description
Mario Botta, founder of Italy’s renowned Mendrisio Academy of Architecture, didn’t want his students to limit themselves solely to the technical aspects of their future profession. He felt that humanity should be their focus, more so than the structures they would soon create, and so he decided to found a course in human ecology. Albert Jacquard, its first professor, taught these students different scientific theories on the creation of our universe, leading them on the path of human discovery, from the atom bomb to D.N.A. and beyond. The result of two years of courses in “humanistics”, a neologism forged especially for this new discipline, this book is an incitement to all of us to go deep within ourselves and ask what it means to be human. In doing so, it reminds us that it is no longer feasible for us to focus solely upon the speed at which technological advancements are made. Rather, we are challenged to consider ways in which these advancements can meet ethical goals.
Author
Albert Jacquard : Albert Jacquard is a distinguished geneticist and a graduate of Paris’ prestigious École Polytechnique. He has written numerous best-selling works on science and society, among these Petite Philosophie à l'usage des non-philosophes (Éditions Calmann-Levy, 1999), a tremendously successful bestseller, as well as Dieu ? (Éditions Sock, 2003) and Tentatives de lucidité (Éditions Stock, 2004).
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