Schrempp, Gregory Allen (1950-....)

The ancient mythology of modern science a mythologist looks (seriously) at popular science writing / [Texte imprimé] : Gregory Schrempp - Montreal ; Kingston ; London [etc.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, cop. 2012 - 1 vol. (XIV-300 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm

Bibliogr. p. 277-291

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

978-0-7735-3989-1 0-7735-3989-1

Science news / Philosophy Science news / Social aspects Religion and science Mythology Religion et sciences Mythologie Sciences / Vulgarisation

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