{"product_id":"what-is-progress-paperback","title":"What Is Progress - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAldo Schiavone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnn Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the idea of progress still apply to our times? If so, what does progress really mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday, many believe that progress is a word to be avoided, a relic from a past, the dangerous product of an era of intellectual naivety that would be best forgotten. Yet, the idea of progress is rooted in a human impulse that is both profound and essential, a way of interpreting history without which our ability to plan the future, our very identity would be at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten just before the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic--which is now putting its argument to the hardest of tests--this lucid essay explores how science and technology have been, and can still be, a powerful engine for human and humane advancement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.01 x 4.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162178752647,"sku":"9781609456689","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f7c0f75a451896e6b53a108ca6240a07.webp?v=1733287281","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/what-is-progress-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}