The authors take on critics of science whose views range from moderate to extreme, from social constructivists to deconstructionists, from creationists and feminists to Afro-centrists. They discuss the rise of "alternative medicine" and radical environmentalism (here skewered as "ecosentimentalism"). They explain why the "uncertainty principle" does not work as a metaphor for ambiguity, and why "chaos theory" cannot be invoked without an understanding of mathematics. Throughout, they grapple with the paradox inherent in arguing with opponents who contend that reason itself, and thus logic, is suspect.
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Paul R. Gross, former director of the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, is University Professor of Life Sciences and director of the Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Virginia. Norman Levitt is professor of mathematics at Rutgers University and the author of 'Grassmannians and Gauss Maps in Piecewise-Linear Topology'. Martin W. Lewis is professor of geography at Duke University and the author of 'Green Delusions: An Environmentalist Critique of Radical Environmentalism.'
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Zustand: Bueno. : En 'The Flight from Science and Reason', Paul R. Gross, Norman Levitt y Martin W. Lewis reúnen a un grupo diverso de académicos, científicos y expertos para abordar las críticas a la práctica científica desde perspectivas que van desde constructivistas sociales hasta deconstruccionistas, pasando por creacionistas, feministas y afrocentristas. Se discute el auge de la 'medicina alternativa' y el ambientalismo radical, explicando por qué el 'principio de incertidumbre' no funciona como metáfora de ambigüedad y por qué la 'teoría del caos' no puede invocarse sin una comprensión de las matemáticas. A lo largo del libro, se aborda la paradoja inherente al discutir con oponentes que cuestionan la razón y la lógica mismas. EAN: 9780801856761 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Filosofía|Ciencias Título: The Flight from Science and Reason Autor: Paul R. Gross| Norman Levitt| Martin W. Lewis Editorial: Johns Hopkins University Press Idioma: en Páginas: 608 Formato: tapa blanda. Artikel-Nr. Happ-2024-11-14-8b7d4dcb
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