Cosmopolitics I: The Science Wars, the Invention of Mechanics, Thermodynamics

by Isabelle Stengers

Book Overview

From Einstein's quest for a unified field theory to Stephen Hawking's belief that we "would know the mind of God" through such a theory, contemporary science--and physics in particular--has claimed that it alone possesses absolute knowledge of the universe. In a sweeping work of philosophical inquiry, originally published in French in seven volumes, Isabelle Stengers builds on her previous intellectual accomplishments to explore the role and authority...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816656878
• ISBN13: 9780816656875
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"