The Benefits of Imperfection
Biology, Society, and Beyond
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher CRC Press
- Date of Publication 30 September 2024
- ISBN 9781032832203
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages186 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 400 g
- Language English 650
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Short description:
The cult of performance leads our society to emphasise the values of success and optimisation in all areas. Slowness, redundancy and randomness are therefore negatively perceived. In the face of pessimistic observations and environmental alerts, the author outlines solutions for a future that is viable and reconciled with nature.
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Long description:
The cult of performance leads our society to emphasise the values of success and continuous optimisation in all areas. Slowness, redundancy and randomness are therefore negatively perceived. Olivier Hamant, in his book, reclaims them by his knowledge of biological processes.
What can we learn from life sciences? While some biological mechanisms certainly boast formidable efficiency, recent advances instead highlight the fundamental role of errors, incoherence or slowness in the robustness of living organisms. Should life be considered suboptimal? To what extent could suboptimality become a counter-model to the credo of performance and control in the Anthropocene?
In the face of pessimistic observations and environmental alerts, the author outlines solutions for a future that is viable and reconciled with nature.
Key Features:
- Solidly documents with a grounding in scientific facts focusing on solutions
- Explores a pragmatic way towards robustness, moving the debate beyond performance, technolatry or degrowth
- Responds to eco-anxiety by providing an engaging and viable way forward
Table of Contents:
1. Preamble, as an executive summary. 2. The Age of Performance. 3. Which Third Way? 4. Suboptimality. 5. Robustness of Life. 6. A Counter-Model. 7. Some Chronological Reference Points. 8. Acronyms and Abbreviations. 9. References.
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