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Power and Invention: Situating Science (Theory Out of Bounds Series , Vo 10)
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Power and Invention: Situating Science (Theory Out of Bounds Series , Vo 10)
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by Isabelle Stengers
Sales Rank : 758385
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Paperback: 249 pages
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press November 1997
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816625174
ISBN-13: 978-0816625178
Product Dimensions:
9.8 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Product Description
Using the law of thermodynamics, one of today's most penetrating and celebrated thinkers sets out to explain the consequences of nonlinear dynamics (or chaos theory) for philosophy and science. Concerned with the interplay between science, society, and power, Isabelle Stengers offers a unique perspective on the power of scientific theories to modify society, and vice versa. 9 diagrams .
Language Notes
Text: English (translation) Original Language: French
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
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