Meeting The Demands Of Reason
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Author | : Jay Bergman |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 481 |
Release | : 2011-03-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0801457149 |
The Soviet physicist, dissident, and human rights activist Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. The first Russian to have been so recognized, Sakharov in his Nobel lecture held that humanity had a "sacred endeavor" to create a life worthy of its potential, that "we must make good the demands of reason," by confronting the dangers threatening the world, both then and now: nuclear annihilation, famine, pollution, and the denial of human rights.Meeting the Demands of Reason provides a comprehensive account of Sakharov's life and intellectual development, focusing on his political thought and the effect his ideas had on Soviet society. Jay Bergman places Sakharov's dissidence squarely within the ethical legacy of the nineteenth-century Russian intelligentsia, inculcated by his father and other family members from an early age.In 1948, one year after receiving his doctoral candidate's degree in physics, Sakharov began work on the Soviet hydrogen bomb and later received both the Stalin and the Lenin prizes for his efforts. Although as a nuclear physicist he had firsthand experience of honors and privileges inaccessible to ordinary citizens, Sakharov became critical of certain policies of the Soviet government in the late 1950s. He never renounced his work on nuclear weaponry, but eventually grew concerned about the environmental consequences of testing and feared unrestrained nuclear proliferation.Bergman shows that these issues led Sakharov to see the connection between his work in science and his responsibilities to the political life of his country. In the late 1960s, Sakharov began to condemn the Soviet system as a whole in the name of universal human rights. By the 1970s, he had become, with Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the most recognized Soviet dissident in the West, which afforded him a measure of protection from the authorities. In 1980, however, he was exiled to the closed city of Gorky for protesting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In 1986, the new Gorbachev regime allowed him to return to Moscow, where he played a central role as both supporter and critic in the years of perestroika.Two years after Sakharov's death, the Soviet Union collapsed, and in the courageous example of his unyielding commitment to human rights, skillfully recounted by Bergman, Sakharov remains an enduring inspiration for all those who would tell truth to power.
Author | : Audra J. Wolfe |
Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2020-08-04 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1421439085 |
Closing in the present day with a discussion of the 2017 March for Science and the prospects for science and science diplomacy in the Trump era, the book demonstrates the continued hold of Cold War thinking on ideas about science and politics in the United States.
Author | : Jay Bergman |
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Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Dissenters |
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A comprehensive account of Sakharov's life and intellectual development, focusing on his political thought and the effect his ideas had on Soviet society.
Author | : Antony Jay |
Publisher | : Harvard Business Review Press |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2009-06-08 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1633691357 |
What makes for a great meeting? As a leader, how can you keep discussions on point and productive? In How to Run a Meeting, Antony Jay argues that too many leaders fail to plan adequately for meetings. In this bestselling article, he defines the characteristics that contribute to success, from keeping formal minutes to acknowledging junior staff first. These guidelines will help you get demonstrably better results from every meeting you run. Since 1922, Harvard Business Review has been a leading source of breakthrough ideas in management practice. The Harvard Business Review Classics series now offers you the opportunity to make these seminal pieces a part of your permanent management library. Each highly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea that continues to shape best practices and inspire countless managers around the world.
Author | : Garrett Cullity |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2006-09-21 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0199204152 |
Given that there is a forceful case for thinking that the affluent are morally required to devote a substantial proportion of what they have to helping the poor, Garrett Cullity examines, refines and defends an argument of this form. He then identifies its limits.
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Author | : James P. Sterba |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2002-11-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1134602464 |
Social and Political Philosophy introduces some of the most important topics in contemporary political philosophy and questions whether these can be accommodated within the framework of liberal theory. It consists of specially written essays by prominent figures in social and political philosophy. Each essay carefully considers both the theoretical and practical problems of a major topic. Traditional perspectives are balanced with new challenges. Topics include: * Moral Methodology * Libertarianism * Socialism * Lesbian and Gay Perspectives * Feminism * Racial and Multicultural Perspectives * Rationality * Welfare Liberalism * Environmentalism * Virtue Ethics and Community * Just War Theory and Pacifism * Civil Disobedience.
Author | : DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB |
Publisher | : DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB |
Total Pages | : 439 |
Release | : 2024-01-24 |
Genre | : Science |
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Author | : United States. National Labor Relations Board |
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Total Pages | : 1344 |
Release | : 1999-08-31 |
Genre | : Labor |
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Total Pages | : 668 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Pharmacy |
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