The Flight from Science and Reason - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0801856760 ISBN 13: 9780801856761

Casa editrice: New York Academy of Sciences, 1997

Riassunto

The authors take on critics of science whose views range from moderate to extreme, from social constructivists to deconstructionists, from creationists and feminists to Afro-centrists. They discuss the rise of "alternative medicine" and radical environmentalism (here skewered as "ecosentimentalism"). They explain why the "uncertainty principle" does not work as a metaphor for ambiguity, and why "chaos theory" cannot be invoked without an understanding of mathematics. Throughout, they grapple with the paradox inherent in arguing with opponents who contend that reason itself, and thus logic, is suspect.

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Recensione

""[This book] reflects the views of 40 scholars, scientists, adn other experts... Each author speaks strongly to critics of the scientific methods and to those who acquiesce to mystics, radical environmentalists, and creationists. They also issue a powerful exhonaration to turn back this trend and revert to reliance on reason and logic." -- Science News

Descrizione del libro

The authors of Higher Superstition and others take on critics of science from social constructivists to deconstructionists, from creationists and feminists to Afro-centrists.

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• Editore: New York Academy of Sciences
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0801856760
• ISBN 13: 9780801856761
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 600
• Redattore: Gross Paul R., Levitt Norman, Lewis Martin W.