Why trust science in a trickster world of absolute contingency? The speculative force of mathematical abstraction
This paper explores how new materialisms and a new climatic regime complicate the nature of science under post-truth conditions. My focus is on the limits of relationality, while pursuing a fruitful and promiscuous speculation. I venture into this topic by exploring the power of speculative fiction...
Main Author: | Liz De Freitas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of the Western Cape
2020-09-01
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Series: | Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning |
Online Access: | http://cristal.ac.za/index.php/cristal/article/view/278 |
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