The Essence of Time
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tiezzi, Enzo / Tiezzi, E. / Computational Mechanics, PUBLISHER: Computational Mechanics, ong>Withong> ong>theong> ever-accelerating pace of daily life, ong>theong> modern age seems to demand that science, too, should respond at speed. In this book Tiezzi highlights ong>theong> continuity between ong>theong> physical-maong>theong>matic and humanistic sciences. He also urges us to reflect on ong>theong> tempo of ong>theong> modern era, and to contrast it ong>withong> ong>theong> brilliance and complexity of ong>theong> human relationship ong>withong> a living world. An illuminating guide to ong>theong> key scientific ideas of our time which relate ecology ong>withong> economy ong>withong> ong>theong> laws of ong>theong>rmodynamics, and those that highlight an understanding of ong>theong> human relationship ong>withong> planet earth, ong>theong> text traces ong>theong>mes such as entropy to negentropy, flux of energy and material and information. ong>Theong> result is an exploration of great scientific depth and ong>theong> most complete historical survey to date of ong>theong> ideas behind ecological economics.