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Unsimple Truths: Science, Complexity, and Policy
Sandra D. Mitchell
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Description for Unsimple Truths: Science, Complexity, and Policy
Hardcover. Argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
The world is complex, but acknowledging its complexity requires an appreciation for the many roles context plays in shaping natural phenomena. In "Unsimple Truths", Sandra Mitchell argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world. She advocates instead for a new understanding that represents the rich, variegated, interdependent fabric of many levels and kinds of explanation that are integrated with one another to ground effective prediction and action. Mitchell draws from ... Read more
The world is complex, but acknowledging its complexity requires an appreciation for the many roles context plays in shaping natural phenomena. In "Unsimple Truths", Sandra Mitchell argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world. She advocates instead for a new understanding that represents the rich, variegated, interdependent fabric of many levels and kinds of explanation that are integrated with one another to ground effective prediction and action. Mitchell draws from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226532622
SKU
V9780226532622
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About Sandra D. Mitchell
Sandra Mitchell is professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of Biological Complexity and Integrative Pluralism.
Reviews for Unsimple Truths: Science, Complexity, and Policy
"A manifesto in favor of a new epistemology of science premised on a careful assessment of the current state of biological research, Unsimple Truths is accessible, well written, and important. Simply superb." - Jason Scott Robert, Arizona State University"