Uncertainty and Its Discontents

Considers the ways in which alternative worldviews, fostered by advances in twentieth century natural science and other intellectual developments questioning anthropocentrism, take full account of uncertainty in contrast to conventional Newtonian humanism and its presumption of controllable risk. Th...

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Publicat: Cambridge University Press 2024
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Sumari:Considers the ways in which alternative worldviews, fostered by advances in twentieth century natural science and other intellectual developments questioning anthropocentrism, take full account of uncertainty in contrast to conventional Newtonian humanism and its presumption of controllable risk. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.