Unconventional Views: A Different Look at Ourselves - Ong, Siew Chey
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The last few centuries have seen increasingly rapid rate of human achievements shaping our civilization. Scientific inventions and discoveries in the fields of information technology, transportation and war weaponry have greatly changed our lives. While our philosophical concepts tended to settle on universally accepted doctrines such as majority rule and democracy in politics and justice, equality and freedom in society, perceptible changes have occurred in recent decades. Unfortunately, every desirable aspect of amelioration of our civilization carries with it a hidden pitfall. We still…mehr

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The last few centuries have seen increasingly rapid rate of human achievements shaping our civilization. Scientific inventions and discoveries in the fields of information technology, transportation and war weaponry have greatly changed our lives. While our philosophical concepts tended to settle on universally accepted doctrines such as majority rule and democracy in politics and justice, equality and freedom in society, perceptible changes have occurred in recent decades. Unfortunately, every desirable aspect of amelioration of our civilization carries with it a hidden pitfall. We still rightly follow the majority thinking as norm, but there are also unconventional views to ponder.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Siew Chey Ong, born in Malaysia, is a retired surgeon in Singapore. He received his higher education and surgical training in the U.S.A. His long surgical career included a stint of working as a professor and head of surgery of the National University of Singapore. Dr. Ong is author of three other books - China Condensed: 5000 Years of History and Culture and Tales from Old China and Life in Three Countries: In Search of a Home.