Project Gutenberg 2010-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 93 Jones, Raymond F. 1915 1994 Jones, Raymond F. (Raymond Fisher) Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH The Unlearned Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Unlearned" by Raymond F. Jones is a science fiction novel that likely emerged in the early to mid-20th century, reflecting the themes and curiosities of that period about space and extraterrestrial civilizations. The book centers around Earth scientists and their encounter with the people of Rykeman III, a civilization known for their advanced scientific knowledge, who offer to share their discoveries, but at a price. The narrative explores the ethical and philosophical implications of this offer, especially concerning humanity's intellectual independence and the dangers of becoming overly reliant on superior knowledge from another race. The story follows Dr. Sherman Hockley, who is skeptical of the Rykeman III scientists’ proposals. During a pivotal meeting, they present an offer that could potentially render Earth’s own scientific laboratories obsolete. While many scientists are eager to accept what they see as a golden opportunity for progress, Hockley argues for the importance of maintaining Earth’s own scientific inquiry. Throughout the novel, he grapples with themes of intellectual dependency versus independence, facing internal and external conflicts as he advocates for the value of exploration and discovery without relying on the guidance of the Rykes. As the narrative unfolds, Hockley ultimately leads a campaign to resist the Rykeman III's influence, arguing for a self-sufficient scientific approach and the need to carve out a unique path for humanity's future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32745/32745-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 116974 116983 2024-09-14T04:27:52.414105 2023-09-14T09:22:54.887671 text/html text/html 114152 2010-06-08T14:51:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 249592 2010-06-08T14:51:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261264 2024-09-14T04:27:54.995169 application/epub+zip 262209 2024-09-14T04:27:52.964115 application/epub+zip 107270 2024-09-14T04:27:52.681081 application/epub+zip 313659 2024-09-14T04:27:56.695122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305370 2024-09-14T04:27:54.706101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150823 2022-09-15T06:09:34.773368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107939 107844 2024-09-14T04:27:52.199152 2023-09-14T09:22:54.683629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 107846 2010-06-08T14:51:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40903 2010-06-08T14:51:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19104 2024-09-14T04:27:56.832065 application/rdf+xml 32797 2024-09-14T04:27:52.752129 image/jpeg 5206 2024-09-14T04:27:52.715108 image/jpeg 250305 2024-09-14T04:27:52.433073 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia