> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Lucas Figueiredo
> Sent: 16 June 2006 16:21
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [SPACESYNTAX] pedestrian modelling of cities
> Dear Rui,
>
> Science is objective in purpose but made by social actors. Since
> social actors are also objective in their purposes, science has a
> social purpose which is far from its intended objectivity.
>
> You are Portuguese Rui, I recommend you read Boaventura Sousa Santos
> instead of creating noise in this list. You are selling your fish (or
> snake-oil) to the wrong customers.
Colleagues may be interested in the review of 'Cities and Complexity' by
Michael Batty which appears in this week's Nature -see attached.
Nature's impact factor for 2004 is 32.182, making it the world's top
multidisciplinary science journal, and the world's top journal publishing
basic scientific research (a good enough reason for readers of this list to
get a personal subscription):
http://www.nature.com/index.html
All the best -and I hope that at least some of you will join us, this time
in deeper waters!
Rui
P.S.: Lucas, what are you still doing here?
>
> Regards!
> Lucas Figueiredo
>
> CASA - Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
> University College London
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