| Modern Science and the Capriciousness of Nature 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Rogers, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403989672 ISBN-13: 9781403989673 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Natural disasters remind us of the capricious power of Nature. This book questions the way that modern science and technology are represented as the means to liberate human beings from the arbitrary natural imposition of forces beyond our control. Modern science is implicated in a societal gamble on the construction of a technological society to replace the natural world with a supposedly better artificial one. The author questions the rationality of this societal gamble and its implications for our lives. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 501 |
| LCCN: 2006043636 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.78" W x 8.65" (0.89 lbs) 250 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book questions the way that modern science and technology are considered able to liberate society from the erratic forces of nature. Modern science is implicated in a gamble on a technological society that will replace the natural world with a 'better' one. The author questions the rationality of this gamble and its implications for our lives. |