The Ursula Franklin Reader

Talks and essays on peace, technology, women's issues and education, argue for pacifism as a viable, life-shaping option. Renowned activist, scientist, Feminist, educator, Quaker, and physicist, Franklin is one of Canada's foremost advocates and practitio

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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INTRODUCTION, BY MICHELLE SWENARCHUK

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Pacifism

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Women and Feminism

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Technology

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Nature and Ecology

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Citizens and Government

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Education

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The Signposts on Ursula Franklin's Pacifist Map of the World

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A Brief Overview of Pacifist and Quaker Belief and Action

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PRELUDE

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PART ONE THE PURSUIT OF PEACE: PACIFISM AS A MAP

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The Nature of Conscience and the Nature of War

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Reflections on Theology and Peace

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The Indivisibility of Peace

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Quaker Witness in a Technological Society

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What of the Citizen?

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Women and Militarism

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Nuclear Peace

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Peace as an Ongoing Issue

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Peace, Technology, and the Role of Ordinary People

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Global Justice Chez Nous

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How the World Has Changed

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On the First Anniversary of September 11

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PART TWO HERE AND NOW: THE TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD

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Environments versus Nature

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Earth without a Creation Myth: The View from China

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Silence and the Notion of the Commons

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Liberty, Technology, and Hope

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New Issues of Access to Justice Raised by Modern Technology

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New Threats to Human Rights through Science and Technology: The Need for Standards

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PART THREE COPING WITH AND CHANGING THE TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD

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New Approaches to Understanding Technology

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All Is Not Well in the House of Technology

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Every Tool Shapes the Task: Communities and the Information Highway

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Beyond the Hype: Thinking about the Information Highway

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Will Women Change Technology or Will Technology Change Women?

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Stormy Weather: Reflections on Violence as an Environment

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Commemoration for the Montreal Massacre Victims

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Legitimate Expectations

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What Is a Green Energy Policy, and What Would We Have If We Had One?

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Citizen Politics—New Dimensions to Old Problems: Reflections for Jane Jacobs

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Citizen Politics: Advocacy in the Urban Habitat

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Planning and the Religious Mind: "Der Mensch Denkt, Gott Lenkt"

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On Speaking Truth to Planning

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PART FOUR TEACHING AND LEARNING

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Reflections on Science and the Citizen

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The Second Scientist

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The Sandbox and the Tools

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The Real World of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education.

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Letter to a Graduate Student, from Ursula Franklin

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Looking Forward, Looking Back

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Personally Happy and Publicly Useful

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Teaching as Activism: Equity Meets Environmentalism

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FROM URSULA'S BOOKSHELF

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