The evolution of knowledge : rethinking science for the Anthropocene

Cover -- Contents -- List of Explanatory Boxes -- The Story of This Book -- Part 1: What Is Science? What Is Knowledge? -- Chapter 1: History of Science in the Anthropocene -- Chapter 2: Elements of a Historical Theory of Human Knowledge -- Part 2: How Knowledge Structures Change -- Chapter 3: The H...

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1. Verfasser: Renn, Jürgen 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2020
Schlagworte:Science Science-Philosophy Electronic books Wissenschaft Philosophie Anthropozän
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (XVIII, 561 Seiten)
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Zusammenfassung:Cover -- Contents -- List of Explanatory Boxes -- The Story of This Book -- Part 1: What Is Science? What Is Knowledge? -- Chapter 1: History of Science in the Anthropocene -- Chapter 2: Elements of a Historical Theory of Human Knowledge -- Part 2: How Knowledge Structures Change -- Chapter 3: The Historical Nature of Abstraction and Representation -- Chapter 4: Structural Changes in Systems of Knowledge -- Chapter 5: External Representations at Work -- Chapter 6: Mental Models at Work -- Chapter 7: The Nature of Scientific Revolutions -- Part 3: How Knowledge Structures Affect Society and Vice Versa -- Chapter 8: The Economy of Knowledge -- Chapter 9: An Economy of Practical Knowledge -- Chapter 10: Knowledge Economies in History -- Part 4: How Knowledge Spreads -- Chapter 11: The Globalization of Knowledge in History -- Chapter 12: The Multiple Origins of the Natural Sciences -- Chapter 13: Epistemic Networks -- Part 5: On What Knowledge Our Future Depends -- Chapter 14: Epistemic Evolution -- Chapter 15: Exodus from the Holocene -- Chapter 16: Knowledge for the Anthropocene -- Chapter 17: Science and the Challenges of Humanity -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XVIII, 561 Seiten)
ISBN:9780691185675
0691185670
9780691171982
069117198X