Science and Its Conceptual Foundations: In the Wake of Chaos: Unpredictable Order in Dynamical Systems

Stephen H. Kellert

ISBN 10: 0226429768 / ISBN 13: 9780226429762

Editore: The University of Chicago Press, 1994

Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Rillen / Abschurfungen / Risse / Knicke; Farbtonanderung. Chaos theory has captured scientific and popular attention. What began as the discovery of randomness in simple physical systems has become a widespread fascination with "chaotic" models of everything from business cycles to brainwaves to heart attacks. But what exactly does this explosion of new research into chaotic phenomena mean for our understanding of the world? In this timely book, Stephen Kellert takes the first sustained look at the broad intellectual and philosophical questions raised by recent advances in chaos theory--its implications for science as a source of knowledge and for the very meaning of that knowledge itself. Codice articolo 0cbba58e-4b2b-4ceb-a81f-5de64a3ad630

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Chaos theory has captured scientific and popular attention. What began as the discovery of randomness in simple physical systems has become a widespread fascination with "chaotic" models of everything from business cycles to brainwaves to heart attacks. But what exactly does this explosion of new research into chaotic phenomena mean for our understanding of the world? In this timely book, Stephen Kellert takes the first sustained look at the broad intellectual and philosophical questions raised by recent advances in chaos theory-its implications for science as a source of knowledge and for the very meaning of that knowledge itself.

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Titolo: Science and Its Conceptual Foundations: In ...
Casa editrice: The University of Chicago Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1994
Legatura: Softcover
Condizione: Fine