The Impact of Auschwitz and Hiroshima on Scientific Culture

A common belief is that the impact of science on society is inherently good. In my view, the traditional discussion of this matter collapses in the light of modern cataclysms so that the question of values in social and natural science invites serious rethinking. Science is beyond doubt the most pow...

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Main Author: Agassi, Joseph (Author)
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Published: Prof. Dr. Peter Tepe, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germanistisches Seminar 2015
In: Mythos-Magazin
Year: 2015, Pages: 1-11
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