In political thermodynamics, Kenneth Stokes (c. 1960-) is an American political economist noted for his 1992 book Man and the Biosphere, in which he discusses people such as Frederick Soddy, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Herman Daly, Karl Polanyi, and topics such as negentropy, thermodynamics, physiocrats, energy, entropy, cybernetics, embodied energy, among others. In his 1995 book Paradigm Lost, Stokes argues that the theory of equilibrium, used by Talcott Parsons, was borrowed from thermodynamics. [2]

Education
Stokes studied economics, social theory, and political thought at York University. He is an associate professor of political economy at the International University of Japan.

References
1. Stokes, Kenneth M. (1992). Man and the Biosphere: Towards a Coevolutionary Political Economy. M.E. Sharpe.
2. Stokes, Kenneth M. (1995). Paradigm Lost (pg. 301). M.E. Sharpe.

External links
● Kenneth M. Stokes (about) - International University of Japan.