Forbidden Knowledge
This intriguing book traces the issue of things we are not supposed to know as it appears in religion, science, government, and psychology. That is, the author explores forbidden knowledge from the Garden of Eden and medicine in the Middle Ages; to Galileo's world view, Darwinism, nuclear power,and cloning in science; to classified information and government secrets such as the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib; to the memories we suppress as inconsistent with our self-image. The argument is that knowledge should not be forbidden unless there is a vital and compelling reason to do so.
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Forbidden Knowledge
This intriguing book traces the issue of things we are not supposed to know as it appears in religion, science, government, and psychology. That is, the author explores forbidden knowledge from the Garden of Eden and medicine in the Middle Ages; to Galileo's world view, Darwinism, nuclear power,and cloning in science; to classified information and government secrets such as the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib; to the memories we suppress as inconsistent with our self-image. The argument is that knowledge should not be forbidden unless there is a vital and compelling reason to do so.
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Forbidden Knowledge

Forbidden Knowledge

by Burton Porter
Forbidden Knowledge

Forbidden Knowledge

by Burton Porter

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This intriguing book traces the issue of things we are not supposed to know as it appears in religion, science, government, and psychology. That is, the author explores forbidden knowledge from the Garden of Eden and medicine in the Middle Ages; to Galileo's world view, Darwinism, nuclear power,and cloning in science; to classified information and government secrets such as the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib; to the memories we suppress as inconsistent with our self-image. The argument is that knowledge should not be forbidden unless there is a vital and compelling reason to do so.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940016662336
Publisher: Burton Porter
Publication date: 04/09/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 210 KB
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