Science and the Retreat from Reason - Softcover
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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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Examines the roots of the public's waning faith in science. The authors look at the effects of discoveries in quantum mechanics, the postwar loss of certainty in the sciences, chaos and complexity, science and humanism, the quest for beauty in science, and the mystical tendency in popular science wr
About the Author
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.
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- PublisherMonthly Review Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0853459878
- ISBN 13 9780853459873
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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