The ancient mythology of modern science a mythologist looks (seriously) at popular science writing /
Examining the nature of myth-making and its surprising appearance in popular science writing.
| Основен автор: | Schrempp, Gregory Allen, 1950- |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Montreal ; Ithaca :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
2012.
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| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Ancient Mythology of Modern Science : A Mythologist Looks (Seriously) at Popular Science Writing. |
Съдържание:
- Introduction: Centaurs and scientists
- Mythologizing matter : on myth, popular science, and the problem of centric knowledge
- It had to be you! : fire without Prometheus
- 3. Randomness and life : sobering lessons from the drunkard's walk
- Copernican kinship : an origin myth for the category
- 5. Descartes descending or the last homunculus : introversive anthropomorphizing in popular science writing
- Once more, with feeling! : the view from the moon and the return of the Copernican revolution
- Conclusion: Paradise lost, paradise regained : how scientists save myth.