0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science

Buy Now

Creating Scientific Controversies - Uncertainty and Bias in Science and Society (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,443
Discovery Miles 24 430
Creating Scientific Controversies - Uncertainty and Bias in Science and Society (Hardcover): David Harker

Creating Scientific Controversies - Uncertainty and Bias in Science and Society (Hardcover)

David Harker

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R2,443 Discovery Miles 24 430 | Repayment Terms: R229 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

Drawing upon field studies conducted in 1978, 1980, and 2001 with the Oksapmin, a remote Papua New Guinea group, Geoffrey B. Saxe traces the emergence of new forms of numerical representations and ideas in the social history of the community. In traditional life, the Oksapmin used a counting system that makes use of twenty-seven parts of the body; there is no evidence that the group used arithmetic in prehistory. As practices of economic exchange and schooling have shifted, children and adults unwittingly reproduced and altered the system in order to solve new kinds of numerical and arithmetical problems, a process that has led to new forms of collective representations in the community. While Dr. Saxe s focus is on the Oksapmin, the insights and general framework he provides are useful for understanding shifting representational forms and emerging cognitive functions in any human community. Video and visual supports for the book, the Cultural Development of Mathematical Ideas: Papua New Guinea Studies, which are key to a deeper understanding of this ground-breaking project are available online at http: //www.culturecognition.com

General

Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2015
Authors: David Harker
Dimensions: 253 x 180 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-06961-9
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society
LSN: 1-107-06961-0
Barcode: 9781107069619

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

Partners