Modern Science and the Capriciousness of Nature
Published on 10. October 2006
Book
Hardback
VII, 241 pages
978-1-4039-8967-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book questions the way that modern science and technology are considered able to liberate society from the erratic forces of nature. Modern science is implicated in a gamble on a technological society that will replace the natural world with a 'better' one. The author questions the rationality of this gamble and its implications for our lives.
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Edition
2006 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
Illustrations
VII, 241 p.
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-8967-3 (9781403989673)
DOI
10.1057/9780230625198
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Person
KARL ROGERS studied Physics and Philosophy at Lancaster University, UK. He received his PhD in the Philosophy of Science from the University of Bath, UK. He is a Research Fellow in Science Studies at Bath University and is the Co-founder of the John Dewey Center for Democracy and Education, Minneapolis.
Content
The Capriciousness of Nature The Metaphysics of Modern Science The Technological Society The Confrontation with Nature Labour and the Life-World Into the Future