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Modern Science and the Capriciousness of Nature

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. The Capriciousness of Nature

    • Karl Rogers
    Pages 1-32

  3. The Metaphysics of Modern Science

    • Karl Rogers
    Pages 33-66

  4. The Technological Society

    • Karl Rogers
    Pages 67-104

  5. The Confrontation with Nature

    • Karl Rogers
    Pages 105-138

  6. Labour and the Lifeworld

    • Karl Rogers
    Pages 139-174

  7. Into the Future

    • Karl Rogers
    Pages 175-210

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 211-241
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About this book

This book questions the way that modern science and technology are considered able to liberate society from the erratic forces of nature. Modern science is implicated in a gamble on a technological society that will replace the natural world with a 'better' one. The author questions the rationality of this gamble and its implications for our lives.

About the author

KARL ROGERS studied Physics and Philosophy at Lancaster University, UK. He received his PhD in the Philosophy of Science from the University of Bath, UK. He is a Research Fellow in Science Studies at Bath University and is the Co-founder of the John Dewey Center for Democracy and Education, Minneapolis.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Modern Science and the Capriciousness of Nature

  • Authors: Karl Rogers

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230625198

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-8967-3Published: 10 October 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-54222-2Published: 01 January 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-62519-8Published: 10 October 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 241

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Modern Philosophy

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