Emerging Dynamics: Science Energy Society and Values focuses on the impact of science
science-based technology and scientific values on present-day humanity and its future. The book
advocates for a science willing to accommodate both human values and scientific facts. The four
main subjects focused on throughout the text are: The overwhelming impact of modern science and
science-based technology on virtually every aspect of human life Human values and their
significance for science and society The need for mutual accommodation between scientific
values and the traditional values of society The fundamental role of energy for civilization
and society. The book cuts across scientific disciplines and looks at modern civilization
through the knowledge provided by the physical chemical biomedical and other branches of
natural science. The book is unique in its holistic approach combining knowledge acquired by
deduction reduction-induction and experimental scientific methods with knowledge acquired
through history philosophy the arts faith and cultural traditions. Modern civilization's
most distinct characteristics are due to science science-based technology and energy. The role
of energy in the sustainability of civilization and the impact of biomedical science on man are
especially emphasized throughout this timely book making a case for a hopeful future based on
both science and values. A science guided in its applications by human values and a value
system cognizant of the facts of science and willing to accommodate them
