Using the law of thermodynamics, Stengers sets out to explain the consequences of non-linear dynamics (or chaos theory) for philosophy and science. The author makes a case for the concept of complexity that transcends the conventional boundaries of scientific discourse and that clearly exposes the risks of scientific theories.
- ISBN10 0816625166
- ISBN13 9780816625161
- Publish Date 5 November 1997 (first published 1 October 1997)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 January 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Minnesota Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English