Description: Science, Philosophy and Sustainability : The End of the Cartesian Dream, Hardcover by Pereira, Angela Guimaraes (EDT); Funtowicz, Silvio (EDT), ISBN 1138796409, ISBN-13 9781138796409, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "This book proposes to consider new ways in which science can be used to sustain our planet and enrich our lives. For science to remain a legitimate and trustworthy source of knowledge, society will have to engage in the collective processes of knowledgeco-production, which not only includes science, but also other types of knowledge. This process of change has to include a new commitment to knowledge creation and transmission and its role in a plural society. Social responsibility has historically played an important role in science and engineering, but has lost momentum nowadays because many facets of science are lost due to reduction caused by the hybridization of science and policy. This book helps to release and reactivate social responsibility within contemporary science and technology"--
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Book Title: Science, Philosophy and Sustainability : The End of the Cartesian
Number of Pages: 170 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Science, Philosophy and Sustainability : the End of the Cartesian Dream
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Development / Sustainable Development
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 0.6 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Science, Business & Economics
Item Length: 9.5 in
Author: Silvio Funtowicz
Item Width: 6.5 in
Series: Routledge Explorations in Sustainability and Governance Ser.
Format: Hardcover
