Declaration of a Heretic

by Jeremy Rifkin

Book Overview

The famous science critic explains why he opposes much of modern science, including genetic engineering, and how he has stalled a new scientific revolution in favor of his alternative vision of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0710207107
• ISBN13: 9780710207104
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

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Declaration of a Heretic

From book's back cover: " Look closely at this man. Many leading scientists and businessmen greet the mere mention of his name with scorn, ridicule and hostility. In the last few years this man has single-handedly forestalled the emergence of a whole new scientific revolution. Millions of dollars have been put on hold, scientific experiments have been blocked, and shackles have been placed on new fields of commercial development. Jeremy Rifkin represents a new breed of heretic. He is best known for his opposition to genetic engineering and nuclear technology. But to the scientific and corporate elite, he stands for a far more dangerous and long-term threat. He is the man who is saying 'No' to the scientific world view and the Age of Progress. Jeremy Rifkin has committed the ultimate heresy. He has dared to question many of the most fundamental asumptions of contemporary Western civilization. In this Declaration Rifkin at last answers his critics, explains exactly what he opposes and why, and describes the alternative world view which informs his own vision of the future."