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Title: POWER AND INVENTION
SITUATING SCIENCE
By: Isabelle Stengers, Paul Bains (Trans)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0816625174
ISBN 13: 9780816625178
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Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS
Pub. date: 1 October, 1997
Series: Theory Out of Bounds
Pages: 248
Translated from: French
Description: Using the law of thermodynamics, this text examines the consequences of non-linear dynamics (or chaos theory) for philosophy and science - making a case for the concept of complexity that transcends conventional boundaries of scientific discourse and exposes the risks of scientific theories.
Synopsis: 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.
Publication: US
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Returns: Returnable
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