Mitchell, Sandra D. <br/><br/>
Unsimple truths  science, complexity, and policy 

 - London  The University of Chicago Press  2009 
 - x, 149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> The world is complex, but acknowledging its complexity requires an appreciation for the many roles context plays in shaping natural phenomena. In Unsimple Truths, Sandra Mitchell argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world. She advocates, instead, for a new understanding that represents the rich, variegated, interdependent fabric of many levels and kinds of explanation that are integrated with one another to ground effective prediction and action. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226006628 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Complexity (Philosophy)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>900MIT