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245 0 4 _aThe public good :
_bknowledge as the foundation for a democratic society.
260 _aCambridge, Mass. :
_bAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences,
_cc2008.
300 _a137 p. :
_bill. (some col.), ports. ;
_c26 cm.
500 _aProceedings 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.
500 _a"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.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 0 _tConvocation of the Academies /
_rLeslie Berlowitz, Mary Maples Dunn, Baruch S. Blumberg, Emilio Bizzi, Ralph J. Cicerone, Harvey V. Fineberg --
_gKeynote address.
_tPublic good: knowledge as the foundation for a democratic society /
_rDon Michael Randel --
_gSaturday panel discussions.
_gIntroduction /
_rRichard S. Dunn --
_tIndependence of the courts /
_rLinda Greenhouse, Sandra Day O'Connor, Judith S. Kaye, Charles G. Geyh, Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC --
_tReligion and the Enlightenment /
_rMartin E. Marty, Joyce Appleby, Mark A. Noll, James Carroll --
_tUnited States and the global economy /
_rJohn S. Reed, Robert M. Solow, Pedro Aspe, Edward P. Lazear, Janet Yellen --
_tMedia and society /
_rSharon Rockefeller, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Tom Brokaw, Gwen Ifill --
_gSaturday evening program.
_tCelebrating knowledge.
_gWelcome /
_rArlin Adams --
_gIntroduction /
_rGerald Early --
_gKeynote address.
_tWhite whale /
_rE.L. Doctorow --
_gReadings /
_rRosanna Warren --
_tPublic Good Award: James H. Billington, John Hope Franklin, Sandra Day O'Connor --
_gSunday panel discussions.
_gIntroduction /
_rPeter Nicholas --
_tScience, health, and an aging society /
_rHarvey V. Fineberg, John Bongaarts, Lisa Berkman, John W. Rowe --
_tEnergy choices and global warming /
_rRichard A. Meserve, Ralph J. Cicerone, Charles O. Holliday, Jr.
650 0 _aCommon good
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650 0 _aPublic interest
_zUnited States
_vCongresses.
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650 0 _aKnowledge, Theory of
_vCongresses.
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650 0 _aDemocracy
_vCongresses.
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651 0 _aUnited States
_xCivilization
_y21st century
_vCongresses.
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710 2 _aAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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710 2 _aAmerican Philosophical Society.
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710 2 _aAnnenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.
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