Published by The Principia Corporation, St. Louis, MO, 1992
ISBN 10: 1881601005 ISBN 13: 9781881601005
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The Principia Corporation, St. Louis, MO. 1992. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition; Very Good; light edge and tip bumps. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 139 pp 8vo. The Midwest has for years has stood for moral rectitude but what are the real values beneath the stereotypes. This book makes an attempt to answer these questions through interviews with 21 articulate and thoughtful people- some famous through the nation, and some celebrated only in their neighborhood (St. Louis, MO). Here is a code of ethics for the Midwest. A clean very presentable copy.
Published by MIT Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0262111284 ISBN 13: 9780262111287
Seller: Murphy-Brookfield Books, Iowa City SE, IA, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.
Published by Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, (1987) dj, 1987
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover first edition - First edition. Interviews with 22 thinkers, artists, scientists, statesmen, and philosophers, originally published as part of a series in the Christian Science Monitor. "While the group generally agrees on the set of issues most critically in need of addressing, there is often sharp disagreement over the course the future will take.Educator Michael Hooker, for instance, foresees a world in which technology has solved humanity's survival questions, and in which the main problem is an excess of leisure time. The Russian poet Andrei Voznesensky, on the other hand, worries about human beings becoming increasingly standardized, resembling more and more the robots they have created. Philosopher Mortimer Adler calls for a massive commitment to education in critical thinking, without which, he says, democracy cannot survive. Historian Barbara Tuchman and novelist Carlos Fuentes each focus on the need to restore a greater sense of morality, both public and private. . Others interviewed by Kidder include Sissela Bok, Jimmy Carter, Norman Cousins, Freeman Dyson, Amitai Etzioni, Douglas Fraser, Theodore Gordon, Hanna Gray, Paul Johnson, Shuichi Kato, Robert McNamara, Olesegun Obasanjo, David Packard, Lloyd Richards, Abdus Salam, Richard von Weizsacker, and Marina Whitman." Illustrated with small photographs, index. xxi. 216 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.