- Taschenbuch: 384 Seiten
- Verlag: Mariner Books; Auflage: Harvest. (Oktober 1997)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0156005514
- ISBN-13: 978-0156005517
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,1 x 12,6 x 2,2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.6 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (10 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 430.368 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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An intellectual tour-de-force, Forbidden Knowledge is a study of the ethics of literary and scientific inquiry. Shattuck first approaches his subject indirectly, conducting an engaging tour of Western literature: Adam and Eve, Prometheus, Milton's Paradise Lost, Goethe's Faust, and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. He then uses these tales to address the moral questions raised by mankind's tendency to search for dangerous knowledge. He contrasts J. Robert Oppenheimer's acceptance of guilt for the atomic bombings with Edward Teller's dismissal of the same. In his own field of literary criticism he argues against the neutral analysis of immoral works as "pure literature," illustrating his point with a critique of the Marquis de Sade. Forbidden Knowledge is a stimulating and forceful intellectual argument against moral relativism, as well as a practical approach to difficult ethical problems, from genetic engineering to pornography.
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An examination of the meaning of moral responsibility in literature and our everyday lives suggests that we live in a violated world that dismisses taboos.
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Von Elizabeth Rose
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If I had the option, I would choose 0 stars, and here's why:
While I appreciate the scholarship apparent in this work, I question the value of using literary criticism of Euro-centric works to do what amounts basically to reinforcing the Euro-centric ethic of using secrecy as the currency for perpetrating Euro-centric oppression. In the wake of the Cold War, arguably the most obsessively secrecy-oriented period of Western His-tory, when we faced daily the threat of nuclear annihilation by powers using those secrets to maintain their power, we have the opportunity to re-vision our society to allow ALL its members to truly participate in its visioning and re-formation. But if we continue to perpetrate the myth that some secrets must be kept - regardless of the degree of scholarship we use to make the argument - we will only be successful in maintaining a status quo where the select few continue to hold 95 percent of the power.
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Beyond the mundane discussions about secrecy versus openness, or privacy versus transparency, there is a much higher level of discussion, one about the nature, limits, and morality of knowledge. As I read this book, originally obtained to put secrecy into perspective, I suddenly grasped and appreciated two of the author's central thoughts: knowing too much too fast can be dangerous; and yes, there are things we should not know or be exposed to. Who decides? Or How do we the people decide? are questions that must be factored into any national knowledge policy or any national information strategy. This book left me with a sense of both the sacred and the scary sides of unfettered knowledge. This is less about morality and more about focus, intention, and social outcomes. It is about the convergence of power, knowledge, and love to achieve an enlightened intelligence network of self-governing moral people who are able to defend themselves against evil knowledge and prosper by sharing good knowledge.
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Von Sam Spiczka
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This work by Roger Shattuck is the worst piece of scholarship that I have ever had the displeasure of reading. The lack of intellectual integrity is astounding, especially for someone so high up in the academic world. His arguments are poorly reasoned and replete with terrible, mis-represented anecdotes which serve more to disprove his hypothesis than to sustain it. This book will appeal to those who secretly wish to resort back to the good ol' days when life was simple and God was still an unassailable reality, but for those of a higher intellectual nature, this book is a travesty.
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I find the concept of forbidden knowledge a profound one. Mr. Shattucks has raised some important questions, especially in relation to science and scientific resonsibility. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. März 1999 von finklea@ibm.net
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Beware of "Fear of Freedom"
This book has many commentaries and that supposes that it has disquieted to the readers. But, as all in Internet, the base of these commentaries corresponds overwhelmingly to... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
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Readable and riveting
Shattuck's prose is energetic and free of the obtuse sociological newspeak that disfigures so many other books on like topics. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. September 1998 veröffentlicht
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Tough question, great attempt
Shattuck's concern is the following: Is there knowledge that we should better label "forbidden"? Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. August 1998 von fgut@itn.cl
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Shattuck Brilliantly Defeats His Own Argument
Shattuck's book, calling for moderation and humility in our pursuits of knowldege, embodies its own contradiction -- a far-reaching and erudite treatise on the necessity of... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 28. Juli 1998 veröffentlicht
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The Dead White European Males Were Right
Just what IS 'forbidden knowledge'? Roger Shattuck answers brilliantly in this absorbing book: the knowledge of ourselves. And how come we're not supposed to know? Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. März 1998 von Patricia P. Taylor
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A mind provoking book
This book is of the rarest kind of books; it is as enjoyable as a coffe-table book and in the same time it runs so deep and academic without being pedantic. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 23. März 1998 von faustus@emirates.net.ae
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