The Will to Predict : Orchestrating the Future through Science / Eglė Rindzevičiūtė.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rindzevičiūtė, Eglė, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forecasting--History--20th century.

Forecasting.

Science--Soviet Union--History.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This book charts the diversity of ways in which approaches to scientific prediction were crafted in the Soviet Union. The Soviet story of harnessing scientific prediction is unique in that Soviet scientists faced an extreme degree of politization and asymmetry of power, where science was subjugated to ideological goals"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What is Scientific Prediction?

Visibility, Transparency and Prediction

Cybernetic Prediction and Late Modern Governance

Forecasting and Cybernetic Sensibility

Prospective Reflexivity and Opacity

Reflexive Control and Deception

Predictive Guidance and Government through Milieu.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Rindzevičiūtė, Eglė The Will to Predict

ISBN:

9781501769788

OCLC:

1348337040