Violence and the Scientific Vocation

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 59-84

  Thorpe, Charles ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atomic bomb; intellectual; responsibility; science; violence; vocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042773975     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276404043620     Document Type: Article

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