Power and Invention: Situating Science (Theory Out Of Bounds)

by Isabelle Stengers

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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