Modern Science and the Capriciousness of Nature

Informationen zum Autor KARL ROGERS studied Physics and Philosophy at Lancaster University, UK. He received his PhD in the Philosophy of Science from the University of Bath, UK. He is a Research Fellow in Science Studies at Bath University and is the Co-founder of the John Dewey Center for Democracy and Education, Minneapolis. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Capriciousness of Nature The Metaphysics of Modern Science The Technological Society The Confrontation with Nature Labour and the Life-World Into the Future

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The Capriciousness of Nature The Metaphysics of Modern Science The Technological Society The Confrontation with Nature Labour and the Life-World Into the Future

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• Authors: K Rogers, K. Rogers
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349542222
• ISBN: 978-1-349-54222-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; B, Philosophy of Science, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, Philosophy and science, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Modern Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy