Cosmic Apprentice: Dispatches from the Edges of Science - Softcover

Sagan, Dorion

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816684375 ISBN 13: 9780816684373

Publisher: Not Avail

Synopsis

In the pursuit of knowledge, Dorion Sagan argues in this dazzlingly eclectic, rigorously crafted, and deliciously witty collection of essays, scientific authoritarianism and philosophical obscurantism are equally formidable obstacles to discovery. Refreshingly nonconformist and polemically incisive, Cosmic Apprentice challenges readers to reject both dogma and cliche and instead recover the intellectual spirit of adventure that should-and can once again-animate both science and philosophy.

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"Utterly astounding . . . there s hardly a paragraph that couldn t spawn a scholarly conference. Or a sleepless acid night." David Lenson, author of "On Drugs"
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"Utterly astounding . . . there's hardly a paragraph that couldn't spawn a scholarly conference. Or a sleepless acid night." --David Lenson, author of On Drugs
"Profound, elegant, and funny, Cosmic Apprentice is a treat for anyone who likes to think--that is, for any true member of the Craniata, equipped with both brains and backbones!" --Greg Bear

"A brief read through the dedication and I was hooked! A first taste on the tongue of the delicious menu of science, philosophy, and just plain astute observations of Life in the Anthropocene found within. Part poet, part class clown, and part magician, Dorion Sagan spreads his prose before us like a gourmet chef of thought. He is a worthy differentiated clone of his parents, but more critically he is a highly original microbial colony in his own right." --Penny Boston, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology and the National Cave & Karst Research Institute

About the Author

Dorion Sagan is a writer, editor, and theorist. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including Lynn Margulis: The Life of and Legacy of a Scientific Rebel and Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Not Avail
• ISBN 10: 0816684375
• ISBN 13: 9780816684373
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 305