{"product_id":"what-is-progress-9781609456689","title":"What Is Progress","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiavone, Aldo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Compass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609456689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs","brand":"Aldo Schiavone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39401980362827,"sku":"9781609456689","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_cdbace16-5d22-415c-82a2-457d6f53d503.jpg?v=1623769786","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/what-is-progress-9781609456689","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}