Sociology, Science, and the End of Philosophy: How Society Shapes Brains, Gods, Maths, and Logics

by Sal Restivo

Book Overview

This book offers a unique analysis of how ideas about science and technology in the public and scientific imaginations (in particular about maths, logic, the gene, the brain, god, and robots) perpetuate the false reality that values and politics are separate from scientific knowledge and its applications. These ideas are reinforced by cultural myths about free will and individualism. Restivo makes a compelling case for a synchronistic approach...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349951595
• ISBN13: 9781349951598
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"