![]() In the end, the words were said by Oliver Cromwell: "I beseech you in the bowels of Christ: Think it possible you may be mistaken." Science is a tribute to what we can know although we are fallible. Every judgment in science stands on the edge of error and is personal. We are always at the brink of the known we always feel forward for what is to be hoped. Science is a very human form of knowledge. This is what men do when they aspire to the knowledge of gods. When people believe that they have absolute knowledge, with no test in reality, this is how they behave. It was done by arrogance, it was done by dogma, it was done by ignorance. Into this pond were flushed the ashes of some four million people. This is where people were turned into numbers. ![]() This is the concentration camp and crematorium at Auschwitz. A few details of the film version were omitted from the book, notably Episode 11, "Knowledge or Certainty." (Amazon) Sprache: english.“It's said that science will dehumanize people and turn them into numbers. The book of the series, The Ascent of Man: A Personal View, is an almost word-for-word transcript from the television episodes, diverging from Bronowski's original narration only where the lack of images might make its meaning unclear. Apart from Bronowski, the only other named person appearing is the sculptor Henry Moore. Additional music includes, amongst others, music by Pink Floyd. Series music was by Dudley Simpson with Brian Hodgson and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Quotations were read by actors Roy Dotrice and Joss Ackland. ![]() The Executive Producer was Adrian Malone, film directors were Dick Gilling, Mick Jackson, David Kennard and David Paterson. The 13-part series was shot on 16mm film. Bronowski wrote in his 1951 book The Commonsense of Science: "It has been one of the most destructive modern prejudices that art and science are different and somehow incompatible interests". It was commissioned specifically to complement Kenneth Clark's Civilisation (1969), in which Clark argued that art reflected and was informed by the major driving forces in cultural evolution. Over the TV series' 13 episodes frst broadcast in 1973, the writer Jacob Bronowski travelled around the world in order to trace the development of human society through its understanding of science. The title alludes to The Descent of Man, the second book on evolution by Charles Darwin. Excellent condition, first folio edition with protective slipcase and only very minor signs of external wear. but is intact and is clean very little if any fading ġ9 cm x 26 cm. The dust jacket is very slightly worn at the edges and has a small tear at the top back corner and a taped (inside) repair at the front middle spine. Except for an inked gift inscription, the interior is perfectly clean and completely free of writing, stray marks and any sort of paper damage Not remaindered, ex-library or a Book Club edition. the exterior is square, very clean, free of corner bumps, has wear to lower left of front cover from being moved around hinges are strong and not damaged in any fashion. This book appears unread, spine not cracked. 10" tall, 448 numbered pages include "Bibliography" and "Index". Dust jacket condition: very Good, stated "8th PRINTING". Hardcover, first edition, stated 8th printing.Hardcover.
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