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Power and Invention : Situating Science Volume 10
Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780816625178
- ISBN-10: 0816625174
- Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
- Publish Date: October 1997
- Dimensions: 9.96 x 6.98 x 0.55 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.05 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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