How reason almost lost its mind : the strange career of Cold War rationality [2013]
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How reason almost lost its mind : the strange career of Cold War rationality / Paul Erickson, Judy L. Klein, Lorraine Daston, Rebecca Lemov, Thomas Sturm, and Michael D. Gordin.
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Published
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
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Physical Description
259 pages ; 23 cm. ill. :
Contributors
Klein, Judy L., 1951-
Daston, Lorraine, 1951-
Lemov, Rebecca M. (Rebecca Maura)
Sturm, Thomas, 1967-
Gordin, Michael D.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Cold War.
World politics -> 1945-1989.
Cold War -> Philosophy.
Reason -> Political aspects.
Rationalism -> Political aspects.
Game theory -> Political aspects.
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Content
Introduction: the struggle over Cold War rationality -- Enlightenment reason, Cold War rationality, and the rule of rules -- The bounded rationality of Cold War operations research -- Saving the planet from nuclear weapons and the human mind -- "The situation" in the Cold War behavioral sciences -- World in a matrix -- The collapse of Cold War rationality -- Epilogue: Cold War rationality after the Cold War.
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ISBN
9780226046631 (cloth : alk. paper)
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | Reference collection | 909.82/5 ERI | - | Reference | - |
How reason almost lost its mind : the strange career of Cold War rationality [2013]
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BookGeneral Information
Author
Erickson, Paul, 1976-
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Original Title
How reason almost lost its mind : the strange career of Cold War rationality / Paul Erickson, Judy L. Klein, Lorraine Daston, Rebecca Lemov, Thomas Sturm, and Michael D. Gordin.
General Information
Published
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
General Information
Physical Description
259 pages ; 23 cm. ill. :
Contributors
Klein, Judy L., 1951-
Daston, Lorraine, 1951-
Lemov, Rebecca M. (Rebecca Maura)
Sturm, Thomas, 1967-
Gordin, Michael D.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Cold War.
World politics -> 1945-1989.
Cold War -> Philosophy.
Reason -> Political aspects.
Rationalism -> Political aspects.
Game theory -> Political aspects.
Bibliographic Information
Content
Introduction: the struggle over Cold War rationality -- Enlightenment reason, Cold War rationality, and the rule of rules -- The bounded rationality of Cold War operations research -- Saving the planet from nuclear weapons and the human mind -- "The situation" in the Cold War behavioral sciences -- World in a matrix -- The collapse of Cold War rationality -- Epilogue: Cold War rationality after the Cold War.
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
9780226046631 (cloth : alk. paper)
Holdings
Book - 909.82/5 ERI
Item Type
Book
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Call Number
909.82/5 ERI
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
-