A conflict of values — charges in the publicly funded library  

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Smith, John

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science vol. 13 no. 1 (2008), page 1-8.
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We too are in an interregnum between old value systems that have not worked and new ones not yet born, an empty period which could be borne more patiently were it not for the great and unique dangers that beset mankind. ... The cure for this disease is obvious. We need a validated, usable system of human values, values that we can believe in and devote ourselves to because they are true rather than because we are exhorted to ’believe and have faith.’ And for the first time in history, many of us feel, such a system — based squarely upon valid knowledge of the nature of man, of his society, and of his works — may be possible. This is not to maintain that this knowledge is now available in the final form necessary for breeding conviction and action. It is not. What is available, however, is enough to give us confidence that we know the kinds of work that have to be done in order to progress towards such a goal. It appears possible for man, by his own philosophical and scientific efforts, to move toward self-improvement and social improvement.

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