March 4: Scientists, Students, and Society
暫譯: 三月四日:科學家、學生與社會

Allen, Jonathan, Gottfried, Kurt, Alperovitz, Gar

  • 出版商: Summit Valley Press
  • 出版日期: 2019-02-19
  • 售價: $1,530
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$1,454
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 200
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 026253665X
  • ISBN-13: 9780262536653
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Scientists debate the role of scientific research in the military-industrial complex and consider the complicity of academic science in American wars.

On March 4, 1969, MIT faculty and students joined together for an extraordinary day of protest. Growing out of the MIT community's anguish over the Vietnam War and concern over the perceived complicity of academic science with the American war machine, the events of March 4 and the days following were a "positive protest"--a forum not only for addressing political and moral priorities but also for mapping out a course of action. Soon afterward, some of the participants founded the Union of Concerned Scientists. This book documents the March 4 protest with transcripts of talks and panel discussions. Speakers included Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Lionel Trilling, and Nobel Laureate George Wald, whose memorable speech, "A Generation in Search of a Future," was widely circulated. Topics of discussion ranged from general considerations of the intellectuals' political responsibility to specific comments on the Vietnam War and nuclear disarmament.

This fiftieth anniversary edition adds a foreword by Kurt Gottfried, a physicist, participant in the March 4 protest, and cofounder of the Union of Concerned Scientists. He writes, forcefully and hopefully, "Fifty years ago, a remarkable awakening was occurring among American scientists about their role in society. This volume offers a fascinating snapshot of that moment on March 4, 1969, and the activities and discussions collected here remain relevant and resonant today." In an era when many politicians routinely devalue science, we can take inspiration from the March 4 protests.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

科學家們辯論科學研究在軍事工業複合體中的角色,並考慮學術科學在美國戰爭中的共謀。

1969年3月4日,麻省理工學院的教職員和學生們聚集在一起,舉行了一場非凡的抗議活動。這場活動源於麻省理工學院社群對越南戰爭的痛苦和對學術科學與美國戰爭機器之間共謀的擔憂,3月4日及隨後幾天的事件被稱為「積極抗議」——這是一個不僅針對政治和道德優先事項的論壇,也是為了規劃行動路線。隨後,一些參與者創立了關注科學家聯盟(Union of Concerned Scientists)。本書記錄了3月4日抗議活動的講話和小組討論的逐字稿。演講者包括諾姆·喬姆斯基(Noam Chomsky)、霍華德·辛(Howard Zinn)、萊昂內爾·特里林(Lionel Trilling)以及諾貝爾獎得主喬治·瓦爾德(George Wald),他的演講《尋找未來的一代》(A Generation in Search of a Future)廣為流傳。討論的主題從知識分子的政治責任的一般考量到對越南戰爭和核裁軍的具體評論。

這本五十週年紀念版增加了由物理學家、3月4日抗議活動的參與者及關注科學家聯盟的共同創辦人庫爾特·戈特弗里德(Kurt Gottfried)撰寫的前言。他有力且充滿希望地寫道:「五十年前,美國科學家們對他們在社會中的角色發生了驚人的覺醒。本卷提供了1969年3月4日那一刻的迷人快照,這裡收集的活動和討論至今仍然相關且引起共鳴。」在許多政治人物常常貶低科學的時代,我們可以從3月4日的抗議中獲得啟發。