The public good : knowledge as the foundation for a democratic society.
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, c2008.
- 137 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm.
Proceedings of a joint meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society held on Apr. 27-29, 2007, in Washington, D.C. "The public good: Knowledge as the Foundation for a Democratic Society is a project of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Convocation of the Academies / Public good: knowledge as the foundation for a democratic society / Independence of the courts / Religion and the Enlightenment / United States and the global economy / Media and society / Celebrating knowledge. White whale / Public Good Award: James H. Billington, John Hope Franklin, Sandra Day O'Connor -- Science, health, and an aging society / Energy choices and global warming / Leslie Berlowitz, Mary Maples Dunn, Baruch S. Blumberg, Emilio Bizzi, Ralph J. Cicerone, Harvey V. Fineberg -- Don Michael Randel -- Richard S. Dunn -- Linda Greenhouse, Sandra Day O'Connor, Judith S. Kaye, Charles G. Geyh, Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC -- Martin E. Marty, Joyce Appleby, Mark A. Noll, James Carroll -- John S. Reed, Robert M. Solow, Pedro Aspe, Edward P. Lazear, Janet Yellen -- Sharon Rockefeller, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Tom Brokaw, Gwen Ifill -- Arlin Adams -- Gerald Early -- E.L. Doctorow -- Rosanna Warren -- Peter Nicholas -- Harvey V. Fineberg, John Bongaarts, Lisa Berkman, John W. Rowe -- Richard A. Meserve, Ralph J. Cicerone, Charles O. Holliday, Jr. Keynote address. Saturday panel discussions. Introduction / Saturday evening program. Welcome / Introduction / Keynote address. Readings / Sunday panel discussions. Introduction /
Common good--Congresses. Public interest--United States--Congresses. Knowledge, Theory of--Congresses. Democracy--Congresses.
United States--Civilization--21st century--Congresses.