Ideas on the Nature of Science

Cayley, David; Abram, David; Bavington, Dean; Beck, Ulrich; Berry, Wendell; Daston, Lorraine; Duden, Barbara; Hacking, Ian; Hubbard, Ruth; Latour, Bruno; Lewontin, Richard; Lock, Margaret; Lovelock, James; Maxwell, Nicholas; Midgley, Mary; Pickering, Andrew; Samerski, Silya; Samuel, Sajay; Schaffer, Simon; Sheldrake, Rupert; Smolin, Lee; Wynne, Brian; Young, Allan; Zajonc, Arthur

ISBN 10: 0864925441 / ISBN 13: 9780864925442

Published by Goose Lane Editions, 2009

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0864925441I4N00

Synopsis:

If science is neither cookery, nor angelic virtuosity, then what is it? Modern societies have tended to take science for granted as a way of knowing, ordering, and controlling the world, where everything was subject to science, but science itself has largely escaped scrutiny. In this fascinating collection of interviews, CBC Radio's Ideas producer David Cayley talks to some of the world's most provocative thinkers about how the ideas of science have directed human thought and shaped human society. Contributors include: Steven Shapin, Simon Schaffer, Margaret Lock, Arthur Zajonc, Rupert Sheldrake, Sajay Samuel, Richard Lewontin, Ruth Hubbard, Ulrich Beck, David Abram, and many others.

About the Author: David Cayley is a Toronto-based writer-broadcaster. Over the course of his career, he has interviewed some of the leading philosophers, literary critics, historians, social theorists, and scientists of our day.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ideas on the Nature of Science
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket