What Is Progress - by Aldo Schiavone (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Does the idea of progress still apply to our times? If so, what does progress really mean?</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"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."--<strong><em>Publishers Weekly</em></strong></p> <p>"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."--<em><strong>Critica Letteraria</strong></em></p> <p>"Riveting... A sweeping journey from the deepest roots of our society and to the future that awaits it."--<em><strong>Pulp</strong></em></p><br>
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