Translating the World

In this exploration of the relationship between scientific discourse and language, Sarukkai (philosophy of science, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India) focuses on how theories are written in science and how these writing strategies create meaning and knowledge. Coverage includes how science writes its discourses, how theoretical discourse creates meaning, the discursive structure of mathematics, literary and philosophical aspects of translation, and the relevance of the complex ideas underlying translation to clarifying the nature of scientific discourse. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR