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On the Modern Project

Uncovering the political and philosophical aspirations of the scientific enterprise

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Utopianism •
Disenchantment •
Faith and Science •
Progress •
Scientism •
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Review | Spring 2022

Spring 2022

  • Alan Rome

Sad Trek

How an exhausted liberalism killed sci-fi’s sunniest franchise

Alan Rome

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Hawthorne: Science, Progress, and Human Nature

Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Spirit of Science
Wasting the Water of Life
Artful by Nature
From Hearth-Fires to Hell-Fires
The Last Temptation of Science
A Far Other Butterfly
The Possibility of Progress
Love Conquers All
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Essay | Winter 2019

Winter 2019

  • Jon Askonas

How Tech Utopia Fostered Tyranny

Authoritarians’ love for digital technology is no fluke — it’s a product of Silicon Valley’s “smart” paternalism.

Jon Askonas

Essay | Spring 2015

Spring 2015

  • Jenna Silber Storey
  • Benjamin Storey

Love Conquers All

Reading The Blithedale Romance, a novel of utopian hopes and human passions

From: Hawthorne: Science, Progress, and Human Nature

Jenna Silber Storey and Benjamin Storey

Essay | Fall 2013

Fall 2013

  • Matthew J. Franck

Brave New World, Plato’s Republic, and Our Scientific Regime

To govern science, we must step out of the cave.

Matthew J. Franck

Review | Winter/Spring 2013

Winter/Spring 2013

  • Christine Rosen

The Imperfectionist

Christine Rosen

Fiction | Fall 2012

Fall 2012

  • Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Hall of Fantasy

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Essay | Fall 2012

Fall 2012

  • Jeremy Kessler

The Possibility of Progress

Reading “The Hall of Fantasy,” a too-cautionary tale

From: Hawthorne: Science, Progress, and Human Nature

Jeremy Kessler

Review | Summer 2012

Summer 2012

  • Lauren Weiner

The Dark and Starry Eyes of Ray Bradbury

Lauren Weiner

Review | Spring 2012

Spring 2012

  • Lee Perlman

The Truth About Human Nature

Lee Perlman

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