ICUS Books

“I admire greatly [the work of Brett Cooke
and Frederick Turner). In contrast to the current body of literary and
art criticism, ...[theirs] is the only trend I’ve seen headed somewhere.
I think [they] stand a good chance of creating a critical view that is
both bearable and durable.

“I admire greatly [the work of Brett Cooke
and Frederick Turner). In contrast to the current body of literary and
art criticism, ...[theirs] is the only trend I’ve seen headed somewhere.
I think [they] stand a good chance of creating a critical view that is
both bearable and durable.

Basic science tries to improve our knowledge of the world and of man
as part of the world. Taken in this wide sense, science includes the physical
and social sciences as well as the humanities.
Specialization in science is unavoidable.

The unification of knowledge has been a perennial theme throughout
history. Einstein, Newton, and even the philosophers of ancient Greece
argued that behind nature’s apparent diversity there is just one or a very
small number of basic entities or forces.

“Presents a balanced picture of the (population
situation as it exists today and, importantly, interweaves
population matters in with other social issues....I like especially the
chapters on health care, ethical aspects,
environment and conservation, and aging.

A Selected Review
“Provides both an introduction and survey of the immensely important field of genetics and the global problems–scientific, cultural, political, and moral that are coming from these developments The conclusions are ones of caution, urgency, and intelligent search for responsibility.

A Selected Review
“Provides both an introduction and survey of the immensely important field of genetics and the global problems–scientific, cultural, political, and moral that are coming from these developments The conclusions are ones of caution, urgency, and intelligent search for responsibility.

There has been a growing conviction that all environmental issues are characterized by a sharp dichotomy between the "consensus" view and what can be logically and scientifically defended, based on the available information.

The environmental issues that threaten the future
Global Climate Change grapples with environmental issues that threaten the future of this planet: the greenhouse effect, acid rain, the loss of our oceans through pollution and desertification, and the likely effects of nuclear exchanges between the superpowers.

“The great advantage and attraction of these
essays are their interdisciplinary character with a willingness
to consider other dimensions of the subject. The book is of value for all
who are concerned with the mind or the
brain, whatever their discipline.

Selected Readings from the Proceedings of the International Conferences
on the Unity of the Sciences

This collection of essays examines the aspects
of the modernization process and its religious, social, environmental and
political consequences.

The first aim of the scientific endeavor is to try to understand this
diverse world, how it functions, and the laws that regulate its dynamic.
A second, but no less important aim, is to find some unity in this diversity.