| Description |
x, 292 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-281) and index. |
| Contents |
What was chaos theory, and why would people want to borrow it? -- Disciplinary pluralism -- The rhetorical functions of borrowing and the uses of disciplinary prestige -- Motivating methodological change -- Metaphorical chaos -- How to criticize a metaphor -- Facts, values, and intervention -- Beautiful chaos? -- Postmodern chaos and the challenge of pluralism. |
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Chaotic behavior in systems.
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Chaotic behavior in systems. |
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy. |
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Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.
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Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge. |
| ISBN |
0226429784 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780226429786 cloth alkaline paper |
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