The Impact of Science on Society

In The Impact of Science on Society, he argues that science offers the world greater well-being than it has ever known before on the condition that prosperity is dispersed, power is diffused, birth rates do not become too high and war is abolished. Russell sees that this is a tall order, but remains essentially optimistic. He imagines mankind in a ‘race between human skill as to means and human folly as to ends’, but believes human society will ultimately choose the path of Reason rather than the alternative of Death.

Publisher: Unwin Books
Date Published: 1971
Book Condition: Good softcover with minor surface and edge wear to covers. Previous owner’s name on the top of description page. Some mild tanning to page edges. Some underlining and notes throughout the text.