Science and Human Values
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Science and Human Values was originally a lecture by Jacob Bronowski at MIT in 1953.
Jacob Bronowski Book order
January 18, 1908 – August 22, 1974
A British scientist of Polish-Jewish origin, his work bridged mathematics and biology, exploring humanity's journey through scientific endeavor. He is best remembered for a seminal television series that examines the history of human progress via science and innovation. Through meticulous research and an ability to connect diverse fields, he illuminated the crucial role of imagination and symbolic language in the advancement of knowledge. His insights into human nature and intellectual products continue to resonate.
- 2008
- 2008
William Blake and the Age of Revolution
- 232 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Offers an interpretation of Blake's art and poetry in the context of the revolutionary period in which he was working.
- 1978
The Visionary Eye
Essays in the Arts, Literature, and Science
Selected by Piero E. Ariotti in collaboration with Rita Bronowski
- 1977
- 1975
The Western Intellectual Tradition
From Leonardo to Hegel
- 1973
The Ascent Of Man
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Dr Jacob Bronowksi's The Ascent of Man traces the development of human society through our understanding of science.
- 1973
Vzestup člověka (The Ascent of Man)
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Originally developed as a television series, this work by an historian, inventor, mathematician and leader in the modern movement of scientific humanism traces the growth of science through the great monuments of human invention
- 1968
Jacob Bronowski was, with Kenneth Clarke, the greatest popularizer of serious ideas in Britain between the mid 1950s and the early 1970s. He isolates three creative ideas that have been central to science: the idea of order, the idea of causes and the idea of chance.
- 1967
The Identity of Man
- 120 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Exploring the intersection of science and human identity, the book delves into questions raised by the human genome project regarding our nature. It reflects on Jacob Bronowski's 1965 lectures, challenging the notion of humans as mere complex machines and probing whether our identity transcends biological components. Through this examination, it invites readers to reconsider traditional assumptions about what it means to be human in light of scientific advancements.
- 1962
The Western Intellectual Tradition
- 522 pages
- 19 hours of reading
Traces the development of thought through historical movements and periods from 1500 to 1830.
