Review of Philip McShane, The Future: Core Precepts in Supramolecular Method and Nanochemistry

Abstract

An audience for this book will be graduate students, faculty and independent scholars who have ever complained that their academic disciplines “can’t go on like this.” But diagnosing existing deficits and inventing remedies are not simple matters, and the author is upfront: “The real ascent and its fantasy culture belong to a later period of history.” Still, the ascent to a base camp and an envisioning of further climbing are possible, and this book offers some climbing tips