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Power and Invention: Situating Science
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Power and Invention: Situating Science
Contributors:
By (Author) Isabelle Stengers
Series:
Publisher:
University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date:
1st November 1997
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Chaos theory
Thermodynamics and heat
Dewey:
501
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
272
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm, Spine 18mm
Description
Using the law of thermodynamics, Stengers sets out to explain the consequences of non-linear dynamics (or chaos theory) for philosophy and science. The author makes a case for the concept of complexity that transcends the conventional boundaries of scientific discourse and that clearly exposes the risks of scientific theories.
Author Bio
Isabelle Stengers Free University of Brussels, Belgium
