Rethinking the fabric of geology / edited by Victor R. Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Victor R.

Series:

Special papers (Geological Society of America) ; 502.

Special papers (Geological Society of America)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology.

Physical Description:

ix, 185 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : The Geological Society of America, [2013]

Summary:

"The 50 years since the publication of 'Fabric of Geology,' edited by C.C. Albritton Jr., have seen immense changes in both geology and philosophy of science. 'Rethinking the Fabric of Geology' explores a number of philosophical issues in geology, ranging from its nature as a historical science to implications for geological education"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Common cause explanation and the search for a smoking gun / Carol E. Cleland

Historical geology: methodology and metaphysics / Derek Turner

The thermodynamics time arrow and the logical function of the uniformity principle in geohistorical explanation / Gadi Kravitz

Maps as pictures or diagrams: the early development of geological maps / David Oldroyd

Overcoming the momentum of anachronism: American geologic mapping in a twenty-first century world / P. Kyle House, Ryan Clark, and Joe Kopera

Prediction in geology versus prediction in engineering / Peter K. Haff

Quantitative modelling of coastal processes: a boom or a bust for society? / Orrin Pilkey, Robert Young, and Andrew Cooper

The geosciences, climate change, and the virtues of ignorance / Robert Frodeman

The evolving nature of collaboration in the geological sciences / Cathryn A. Manduca, Basil Tikoff, and Sara Hotchkiss

Geological controversies: a role for history and philosophy of science in earth science education / Jeff Dodick and Glen Dolphin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780813725024

081372502X

OCLC:

849801225