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Science and the Retreat from Reason - Hardcover

 
9780853459866: Science and the Retreat from Reason
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 085345986X ISBN 13: 9780853459866
Publisher: Monthly Review Press, 1997

Synopsis

This book looks for the roots of the public's waning faith in science. Providing a clear and accessible introduction to key areas of modern scientific thought, the authors challenge our new fear and loathing of science.

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About the Authors

John Gillott has a degree in applied mathematics. He works at the Genetic Interest Group, London.

Manjit Kumar has a degree in physics and philosophy. He is deputy editor of the journal Paradigm, and a tutor at the City Literary Institute, London.

Reviews

Modern scientific thought, as conveyed in quantum mechanics, chaos, and complexity theories, prescribes limits to what can be studied and understood. According to British scientists Gillott and Kumar, these antirationalist principles represent a dangerous negativism that belittles the entire scientific process. Society has abandoned the idea of "progress through science," causing financial support for basic research to dry up. In their analyses of the philosophical underpinning of these theories, the authors examine why the public's faith in science has declined in recent years and why they feel it must be restored. Though accessible and intended for a general readership, this book may not appeal to the casual reader on account of the authors' arcane arguments and use of primary texts from scientific philosophers. For larger public and academic libraries.?Gregg Sapp, Univ. of Miami Lib., Coral Gables, FL
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Publisher
Monthly Review Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
085345986X
ISBN 13 
9780853459866
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288
Editor
Gillott John, Kumar Amitava