It seems reasonable to to say that if science and technology outpace political and cultural ability to understand and control risks, then humans aren't safe. The same seems true when politics and culture outpace science and technology.
It also seems reasonable to contend that the arts and humanities act as a safety valve, releasing excess pressure in the dynamics and indicating where the pressure comes from.
If we start from the assumption that these reflect a real dynamic, then it is plausible that we can derive a system of equations describing the tensio... (read more)
It seems reasonable to to say that if science and technology outpace political and cultural ability to understand and control risks, then humans aren't safe. The same seems true when politics and culture outpace science and technology.
It also seems reasonable to contend that the arts and humanities act as a safety valve, releasing excess pressure in the dynamics and indicating where the pressure comes from.
If we start from the assumption that these reflect a real dynamic, then it is plausible that we can derive a system of equations describing the tensio... (read more)