TY - BOOK AU - Koestler, Arthur ... [et al.] TI - The Challenge of our time: a series of essays U1 - 909 23 PY - 1948/// CY - London PB - Percival Marshall KW - Civilization, Modern N1 - British broadcast talks; The story behind The challenge of our time, by Grace Wyndham-Goldie.--What the modern world is doing to the soul of man, by Arthur Koestler.--Has all this happened before? By E.L. Woodward.--The social responsibility of science, by J. D. Bernal.--The point of view of the creative artist, by E.M. Forster.--What light from the ancient world? By Benjamin Farrington.--Can science bring peace? By Michael Polanyi.--The view of a biologist, by J.B.S. Haldane.--The fairy ring of civilization, by V.A. Demant.--Can science be reconciled with the humanities? By C.H. Waddington.--Summing up: I, by A.D. Ritchie.--Summing up: II, by Lord Lindsay.--Epilogue, by Rupert Crawshay-Williams ER -