The Hazards of Science
- 10 February 1977
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 296 (6) , 324-328
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197702102960608
Abstract
The codeword for criticism of science and scientists these days is hubris. Once you've said that word, you've said it all; it sums up, in a word, all of today's apprehensions and misgivings in the public mind — not just about what is perceived as the insufferable attitude of the scientists themselves but, enclosed in the same word, what science and technology are perceived to be doing to make this century, this near to its ending, turn out so wrong.Hubris is a powerful word, containing layers of powerful meaning, which is a peculiar thing when you consider its . . .Keywords
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