The Virtues of Ignorance: Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits of Knowledge

by Wes Jackson and Bill Vitek

Book Overview

Human dependence on technology has increased exponentially over the past several centuries, and so too has the notion that we can fix environmental problems with scientific applications. The Virtues of Ignorance: Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits of Knowledge proposes an alternative to this hubristic, shortsighted, and dangerous worldview. The contributors argue that uncritical faith in scientific knowledge has created many of the problems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813192587
• ISBN13: 9780813192581
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up