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OverviewStudies J. Robert Oppenheimer's choice to accept leadership of the Manhattan Project. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard MasonPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Edition: Annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9780791467817ISBN 10: 0791467813 Pages: 193 Publication Date: 03 July 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Value in a Story 2. A Point of Choice? 3 One Large Fact 4. Curiosity 5. Responsibility 6. Irreversible Change 7. Purity 8. The Lessons of History Notes References Index of NamesReviewsThis book presents a telling case, one that is undeniably difficult to 'place' from the standpoint of moral judgment or moral theory. There are many books on Oppenheimer and many, of course, on moral philosophy, but none I know that bring them together. This makes the book unique. -- Ramsey Eric Ramsey, coauthor of Leaving Us to Wonder: An Essay on the Questions Science Can't Ask """This book presents a telling case, one that is undeniably difficult to 'place' from the standpoint of moral judgment or moral theory. There are many books on Oppenheimer and many, of course, on moral philosophy, but none I know that bring them together. This makes the book unique."" -- Ramsey Eric Ramsey, coauthor of Leaving Us to Wonder: An Essay on the Questions Science Can't Ask" Author InformationRichard Mason (1948-2006) was a Fellow of Wolfson College at Cambridge. He is the author of Understanding Understanding and Before Logic, both also published by SUNY Press, and The God of Spinoza. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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