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245 10 a| Borrowed knowledge :b| chaos theory and the challenge of learning across disciplines /c| Stephen H. Kellert.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-281) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

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Borrowed knowledge : chaos theory and the challenge of learning across disciplines / Stephen H. Kellert.

Author/creator	Kellert, Stephen H.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Description	x, 292 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Chaotic behavior in systems. Science--Philosophy. Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-281) and index.
LCCN	2008011080
ISBN	9780226429786 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226429784 (cloth : alk. paper)

Borrowed knowledge : chaos theory and the challenge of learning across disciplines / Stephen H. Kellert.

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