Mitchell, Sandra D. (Author)
University of Chicago Press
Physical Details: x + 149 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English
Description Argues against reductionistic thinking by drawing on the understanding of the world through contemporary sciences.
Review Long, Bruce R. (2010) Review of "Unsimple Truths: Science, Complexity, and Policy". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (p. 441).
Review Lacey, Hugh (2011) Review of "Unsimple Truths: Science, Complexity, and Policy". Studies in History and Philosophy of Science (p. 219).
Review Radder, Hans (2011) Review of "Unsimple Truths: Science, Complexity, and Policy". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 385).
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