Power and Invention: Situating Science
Author:   Isabelle Stengers ,  Bruno Latour ,  Paul Bains
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
ISBN:  

9780816625161


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   05 November 1997
Format:   Hardback
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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.

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Author:   Isabelle Stengers ,  Bruno Latour ,  Paul Bains
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780816625161


ISBN 10:   0816625166
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   05 November 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

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Isabelle Stengers Free University of Brussels, Belgium

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