Abstract
The subject I am to discuss in this paper is so extensive that I am obliged to restrict myself to a specific problem-area. This restric tion, however, is not an arbitrary one. It is guided by the altered place and function of modem science in our highly developed civilization. In this address emphasis will be placed on the position and function of science, rather than that of the university. This shift in emphasis is not coincidental. To gain insight into the future of universities, one should have clarity about the present and expected future role of science in our society.
Highlights
The subject I am to discuss in this paper is so extensive that I am obliged to restrict myself to a specific problem-area
For the purpose o f this address, I intend to proceed as follows: * Firstly, determine the position and role of science in society, * secondly, indicate, according to this role, the mutual and un avoidable interdependence between science and politics, and * remark on the implications this would have for the uni versity
It would not be an exaggeration to claim that for his mere survival, man has become dependent on science and technology
Summary
The tw entieth century is w ithout any doubt the age of science and technology. Present-day society is, to a great extent the product of science and technology, a society in which science has lost its “social innocence” to the extent that it cannot claim neutrality tow ards a developm ent for which it was and still is responsible. The “scientization” of our society and the “socialization” of science have turned knowledge into an im portant tool of control, influence and m anipulation —, and th at n o t only of nature, and o f man This state of affairs calls for a radically revised look at the position and role of the academician and scientifically trained person. According to the opening remarks of this report the safety and the prosperity of the United States de pended as never before on the rapid developm ent or expansion of scientific knowledge The latter has come to be regarded as a prime factor in the safeguarding of the existence of the United States, to such an ex ten t that the laboratory was regarded as the first line of defence and the scientist an indispensable cornbatant. The m ost im portant of these is the mutual dependence of science and politics
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