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The future of post-human aerology : towards a new theory of predictability and nonpredictability. Volume 1 / by Peter Baofu

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Baofu, Peter
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New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2014]
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©2014
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The Future of Post-Human Aerology: Towards a New Theory of Predictability and Nonpredictability. Volume 1; The Future of Post-Human Aerology: Towards a New Theory of Predictability and Nonpredictability. Volume 1; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; BOOKS ALSO BY PETER BAOFU; CONTENTS; TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Part One: Introduction ; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION-THE APPLICATION OF AEROLOGY; A Debate on Predictability; Definition and History of Aerology; Predictability and onpredictability in Aerology; Diverse Aspects of Aerology; The Theoretical Debate. and The Constructivist Theory of AerologyTheory and Meta-Theory; The Logic of Existential Dialectics; Sophisticated Methodological Holism; Chapter Outline; Some Clarifications; Part Two: Predictability ; CHAPTER 2: PREDICTABILITY AND ITS DUAL CHARACTERS; The Reliability of Predictability; Predictability and the Mind; Predictability and Nature; Predictability and Society; Predictability and Culture; The Unreliability of Predictability.
Summary
Is the nature of the atmosphere really so predictable that, as James Mahoney confidently said, ""we know that humans are influencing the climate. There's no question about that""? (TE 2013) This view on the atmosphere can be contrasted with an opposing view by James Glassman, who warned us that ""the real world is more unpredictable and uncertain than the idealized world that academics push for."" (TE 2013a) Contrary to these opposing views (and other ones discussed in the book), aerology or the study of the atmosphere (in relation to predictability and nonpredictability) are neither possible.
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9781631177712 (electronic bk.)
1631177710 (electronic bk.)
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