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Work, Society, and Culture

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Contains rocket-scientist Werner von Braun's famous New York Times , 16 December 1957, quote: "Basic research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing."

Simon was a student of Maritain and expert on Maritain's philosophy of science; cf. his "Maritain's Philosophy of the Sciences."

position 693.2 ff. is on leisure, citing Pieper's Leisure: The Basis of Culture


Annotation. "This is a book that is stimulating, provocative, as well as very enjoyable reading."--Modern Age.