Unsimple truths: science, complexity, and policy
Auteur :
Mitchell, Sandra D.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226006628
Date de publication :
21 déc. 2012
Dimensions :
2,1 x 1,5 x 0,1 cm
Poids :
227 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The author argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world.