A Lesson in Science and History by Barry Wright
I. Intelligence and the Vietnam and Iraq Wars Sociology is a science and this is a topic that I have performed scientific research on since the 1970s. Why did the United States get involved in Vietnam? Well there are several reasons which are discussed...
Science and Values by Barry Wright
In some instances scientific research does not harbor any values supporting a particular ideology. Determining the number of moons of Jupiter or the existence of planets in nearby star systems might serve as examples. However in other cases science and...
Ideology and the Study: Polarizing Impact of Science Literacy and Numeracy on Perceived Climate Change Risks by Barry Wright
The industrial society which makes technology and science its own is organized for the ever-more-effective domination of man and nature, for the ever-more-effective utilization of its resources. It becomes irrational when the success of these efforts...
Sociology and Survival by Barry Wright
I wrote this in 1999 because I was being asked to explain the ideas behind what I was doing when I was in graduate school during the 1970s and 1980s. This is a condensed and modernized version of my PhD dissertation at the University of Chicago. I received...