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The future of mankind / Karl Jaspers ; translated by E.B. Ashton.
One of the century's great philosophers assesses man's ability to stand up to the grimmest threat the world has ever known--nuclear warfare.
Record details
- Physical Description: 342 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [Chicago] : University of Chicago Press, [1961]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Translation of: Die Atombombe und die Zukunft des Menschen.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The new fact -- Initial political thinking about the new fact -- The power of the ethical idea -- Sacrifice -- The military situation -- The end of colonialism -- Freedom and totalitarianism -- Russia, the west, and the question of neutrality -- The United Nations -- Total rule or atom bomb? -- Changing situations -- The scientists and the "new way of thinking" -- Reason -- The rational statesman -- Substitutes for reason -- Reason and irrationlity in our historic-political knowledge of the world -- Reason and democracy -- Fear and confidence.
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- Subject:
- World politics > 1955-1965.
Atomic bomb.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | D 843 .J37 1961 | 258700 | Stacks | Available | - |