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Peer reviewedMuller, Herbert J. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1973
Darwin's impact on science is perhaps greater than that of most contemporary and recent scientists. His views on moral values, humbleness, integrated search for truth instead of specialized study, and nature study are in contrast to many typical modern scientists. (PS)
Descriptors: Moral Values, Science History, Scientists, Social Values
Peer reviewedStevens, Peter F. – Bioscience, 1997
Describes differing concepts of nature held by systematists from 1789-1859, connections between these concepts, and how they saw relationships among groups and made classifications. Discusses what these systematists intended their classifications to represent and how these intentions relate to classifications used by twentieth-century biologists.…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Botany, Classification, Intellectual History
Peer reviewedLeighninger, Robert D., Jr. – Society, 1976
Looks at the historical origins of science, and notes that the most obvious difference between artistic and scientific communities is the higher press for orthodoxy among the latter. If there is no one all-embracing science, we may use museums devoted to scientific theory building and we might redesign our museums of art more along ethnographic…
Descriptors: Artists, Community Characteristics, Fine Arts, Historical Criticism
Peer reviewedFilner, Robert E. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1976
A historian looks back at the classic "science and society" debate in England before World War II and examines its impact on mid-century thought on both sides of the Atlantic. (Author/BT)
Descriptors: Activism, History, Humanism, Moral Issues
Peer reviewedWilson, Jane – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1975
The changing role of the physical scientist in society is traced from the first atomic bomb explosion in the New Mexican desert in 1945 to the present. Both the good and bad points of the changes brought upon the world by the rapid development of nuclear energy are discussed. (BT)
Descriptors: Moral Values, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Science History
Download full textShelanski, Vivien B., Ed. – 1977
This newsletter contains items of interest to anyone concerned with science and society interactions. The first section of this issue contains 20 news and communication items including several program descriptions, discussions of social issues related to science, and descriptions of three bibliographies. Three feature articles are also included.…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Newsletters, Philosophy, Science Education
Shelanski, Vivien B., Ed. – 1977
This newsletter contains items of interest to anyone concerned with science and society interactions. The first section of this issue contains 23 news and communication items including descriptions of academic and educational programs, conferences and seminars, and reports and opportunities that all relate to the social issues of science. Three…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Newsletters, Philosophy, Science Education
Shelanski, Vivien B., Ed. – 1977
This newsletter contains items of interest to anyone concerned with science and society interactions. The first section consists of various news items and communications that range from announcements of scheduled seminars, workshops and conferences to brief descriptions of conference proceedings, current research work, and discussions relative to…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Newsletters, Philosophy, Science Education
Shelanski, Vivien B., Ed. – 1978
This newsletter contains items of interest to anyone concerned with science and society interactions. The first section of this issue contains 28 news items including program descriptions, information about meetings and publications, and discussions of issues related to science. The feature articles included are a legislative report on the U.S.…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Newsletters, Philosophy, Science Education
Shelanski, Vivien B., Ed. – 1978
Two papers are presented in this newsletter: one on the political activity of scientists following World War II as a result of the Manhattan Project, and one on the political activity of scientists today. These papers are followed by two commentaries which compare the two papers. Also included in this issue are news items, a calendar of events, a…
Descriptors: Activism, Humanism, Moral Values, Newsletters
