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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Isabelle Stengers Free University of Brussels, Belgium
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Vendeur : Galisteo Consulting Group Books, Albuquerque, NM, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Used - very good. Ships from the USA. Among the questions that Stengers confronts in Power and Invention are: Is psychoanalysis a science? Is there such a thing as 'women's science'? and What are scientific theories? In asking these questions she argues for an 'open science'. N° de réf. du vendeur B868_53_34
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