Kellert, Stephen H.

Borrowed knowledge : chaos theory and the challenge of learning across disciplines / Stephen H. Kellert. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008. - x, 292 p. ; 24 cm.

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.

0226429784 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226429786 (cloth : alk. paper)

2008011080

GBA890560 bnb

014673847 Uk


Chaotic behavior in systems.
Science--Philosophy.
Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.

Q172.5.C45 / K449 2008

003/.857