Borrowed knowledge : chaos theory and the challenge of learning across disciplines / Stephen H. Kellert.
Publication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.Description: x, 292 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0226429784 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780226429786 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 003/.857 22
- Q172.5.C45 K449 2008
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
NMC Library | Stacks | Q172.5 .C45 K449 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33039001109924 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-281) and index.
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.
There are no comments on this title.