The public good: knowledge as the foundation of a democratic society / Amer. acad. of arts & sciences, Amer. philos. soc. - Cambridge: Amer. acad. of arts a. sciences, 2008. - 138 p.: ill. - Библиогр. в сносках. - Пер. загл.: Общественное благо: знание как основа демократического общества.  Место хранения:   02 | Отделение ГПНТБ СО РАН | Новосибирск

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Foreword ........................................................ 1 Friday, April 27, 2007 Convocation of the Academies .................................... 3 Leslie Berlowitz, Mary Maples Dunn, Baruch S. Blumberg, Emilio Bizzi, Ralph J. Cicerone, Harvey V. Fineberg Keynote Address The Public Good: Knowledge as the Foundation for a Democratic ... 9 Society Don Michael Randel Saturday, April 28, 2007 Panel Discussions Introduction ................................................... 15 Richard S. Dunn The Independence of the Courts ................................. 16 Linda Greenhouse, Sandra Day O'Connor, Judith S. Kaye, Charles G. Geyh, Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC Religion and the Enlightenment ................................. 31 Martin E. Marty, Joyce Appleby, Mark A. Noll, James Carroll The United States and the Global Economy ....................... 44 John S. Reed, Robert M. Solow, Pedro Aspe, Edward P. Lazear, Janet Yellen The Media and Society .......................................... 56 Sharon Rockefeller, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Tom Brokaw, Gwen Ifill Saturday, April 28, 2007 Evening Program Celebrating Knowledge Welcome ........................................................ 73 Arlin Adams Introduction ................................................... 74 Gerald Early Keynote Address The White Whale ................................ 76 E.L. Doctorow Readings ....................................................... 83 Rosanna Warren The Public Good Award .......................................... 87 Sunday, April 29, 2007 Panel Discussions Introduction ................................................... 91 Peter Nicholas Science, Health, and an Aging Society .......................... 92 Harvey V. Fineberg, John Bongaarts, Lisa Berkman, John W. Rowe Energy Choices and Global Warming ............................. 116 Richard A. Meserve, Ralph J. Cicerone, Charles O. Holliday, Jr. Contributors .................................................. 127 Special Thanks ................................................ 137