The Earth

From Myths to Knowledge

Hubert Krivine, David Fernbach, Tariq Ali , Jacques Bouveresse

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English

Verso
22 April 2015

Mathematics & Sciences; Philosophy of science; Popular science

Are we entitled to say that the Earth is 4.55 billion years old, and its trajectory an ellipse centered on the Sun, with an average radius of 150 million kilometers? Most educated people today would say yes. Curiously, however, three hundred years after the century of Enlightenment, the fact that these assertions constitute what it is customary to call scientific truths is often perceived, especially by postmodernists, as naive, improper, or even (paradoxically) wrong. Against the fashionable relativist idea that science is no more than a socially constructed doxa, and reality nothing more than what we ourselves bring to it, this straightforward yet highly vigorous book rehabilitates a supposedly outdated, naively realist notion: scientific truth.

By: Hubert Krivine
Afterword by: Jacques Bouveresse
Foreword by: Tariq Ali
Translated by: David Fernbach
Imprint: Verso
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 615g
ISBN: 9781781687994
ISBN 10: 1781687994
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 22 April 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hubert Krivine is a physicist, retired professor, and researcher at the Laboratoire de physique nucleaire et des hautes energies. He is the author of several books on modern physics.

Reviews for The Earth: From Myths to Knowledge

Clear and fascinating. -- La Quinzaine Litteraire A wonderful reflection on science. -- Mediapart An excellent book of popular science, written in a straightforward, accessible style. --Jean Bricmont, Le Monde Diplomatique