I read Clifford Connor's previous book, "A People's History of Science", and thought it was brilliant and original. Connor's thesis is that the great advances in humanity's understanding of the natural world did not come from a few individual geniuses, ones who were almost all European men. Rather, those advances came from the collective knowledge built up by generations of workers - farmers, craft workers, etc. He shows, for example, how knowledge of zoology - including the healing power of different plants - came from the collective experience of women. Along the way, Connor also explains that much of that knowledge did not originate purely in Europe.
So I eagerly bought his most recent book, "The Tragedy of American Science". It's good, but not as original as his first one. He shows how corporate interests have determined the direction of scientific research for decades. This, however, is not really anything new; there have been several books written on this already. If you are unfamiliar with this material, then by all means read Connor's new book, but otherwise... John Reimann -- *“Science and socialism go hand-in-hand.” *Felicity Dowling Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#8231): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/8231 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/82358915/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
