Georges Florovsky
Letter to Davis McCaughey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12190149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Georges Florovsky (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility), Teresa Obolevitch (0000-0002-6834-6142, Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 225-229 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in East European Thought (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0925-9392 • E-ISSN: 1573-0948 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11212-024-09666-x |
| OpenAlex | W4401753225 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The letter from Georges Florovsky to Davis McCaughey is a reflection after reading the Report The Era of Atomic Power: Report of a Commission (1946). Florovsky gives his own arguments against the development of research concerning nuclear weapons and their use. These include: treating an attempt at a technical transformation of the world as a human claim to put oneself in God’s place, i.e., to be a God-man. Another group of indictments against the use of the atomic bomb concerned ethical issues and human responsibility for the war. Florovsky’s letter is his contribution to the discussion on the threat posed by the atomic bomb
Agency (philosophy · Atomic energy · Commission · Epistemology · Nuclear weapon · Physics · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Reading (process · Sociology · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Highly cited | No |
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