Ignorance and Surprise
Science, Society, and Ecological Design
$70.86
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2021
Summary
The relationship between ignorance and surprise, and a conceptual framework for dealing with the unexpected, as seen in ecological design projects.
Ignorance and surprise belong together—surprises can make people aware of their own ignorance. And yet, perhaps paradoxically, a surprising event in scientific research—one that defies prediction or risk assessment—is often a window to new and unexpected knowledge. In this book, Matthias Gross examines the relationship between ignorance an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262543989 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262543982 |
| Author: | Matthias Gross |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Inside Technology |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Gross’ book is an excellent contribution to the analytical terrain of uncertainty in studies of science-society relations and will bode well for scholars interested in expanded societal membership in the production of knowledge.–Metascience–
[A]n excellent historiography of social science philosophies of learning.
–International Social Science Review–What kinds of science will help us navigate the Anthropocene? Matthias Gross’s book takes an important step toward answering that question.
–Science as Culture–A nicely focused approach to joining theory and practice for shaping the environment for human use.
–Building Research & Information–Offers an important postnormal model of a science that counters the absolute pronouncements and rhetoric of a traditional science that fears ignorance and surprise, but that at the same time preserves the best parts of the scientific enterprise…Highly recommended.
–Choice–About The Author
Matthias Gross
Matthias Gross is Senior Researcher in the Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ.
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