The Happy Passion: A Personal View of Jacob Bronowski (Societas)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1845402200 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Anthony James was born in 1956 and graduated as a mature student in English at University College Swansea in 1991. His poems, short stories, reviews and essays have been published in a large number of journals, and his book The Happy Passion: A Personal View of Jacob Bronowski was published by Imprint Academic i
I knew nothing about Bronowski & I hope that somebody (perhaps Anthony James himself) will undertake the task of writing his biography before long.". "This is a thoughtful book about a fascinating man & all the better and more tightly focused for its brevity
Jacob Bronowski (1908-1974) lived through what he described as 'the two great catastrophes of the twentieth century: the rise of Hitler in 1933 and the dropping of the atomic bombs in 1945', and yet the keynote of his astonishingly rich and varied life and work was an enduring optimism. Although human beings are inevitably fallible, the pursuit of knowledge is, in Bronowski’s philosophy, an adventure: in his own words a 'happy passion’.. Bronowski was a professional scientist, scientific administrator, poet, philosopher, dramatist and television and radio personality, possessing an energy and versatility that make him a rare figure in our cultural history. Anthony James describes his own journeys to key locations in Bronowski's television series The Ascent of Man, from Auschwitz, a monument to human depravity that has haunted the conscience of contemporary society, to Iceland, where democracy in northern Europe was born more than a thousand years ago. His final achievement, the groundbreaking television series The Ascent of Man, first shown in 1973, influenced and inspired millions of ordinary people by bringing an awareness of human evo
"Fine overview" according to Steve. Jacob Bronowski was a very engaging and accessible writer, so the best way to approach his work is by well, by reading the work. Once you've done so, however, reading The Happy Passion is a fine way to digest and think about Bronowski's ideas. The author's admiration for Bronowski infuses every page, but he isn't an unthinking acolyte, and The Happy Passion is a fine overview of Bronowski's work.. A little disappointed I purchased the book expecting a more complete biography. It is not that I don't appreciate his philosophy, his views as expressed in his books and television series changed my life. It ignited a life long interest in the history and nature of science. But I want to learn about him. I wish the book would have had more information regarding his life