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Science and the Search for Meaning: Perspectives from International Scientists
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Book Description
As the organizer of some of the most important meetings in science and religion in Europe, Jean Staune is in a core position to report on the dialogue between science and religion, primarily from the views of scientists. In this book, the translation of a recent French edition, he presents "audacious and rigorous" articles by fifteen renowned leaders in the field, of whom four are Nobel Prize winners. They represent nine countries and seven religions. "At no other point in the history of modern science have so many distinct debates converged upon a few central questions," points out Philip Clayton in the foreword. He identifies these questions as: Is the world studied by science the only reality, or does it point to a deeper reality?Is nature a random and chance process, or a project with purpose? Can people be fullyunderstood in terms of the natural sciences, or is there a transcendent dimension tohuman existence?Each of the authors in this volume responds in a different way, addressing naturalism, materialism, the nature of consciousness, reductionism, and the quest for meaning.Two paradigms emerge, with those who say that God (or direction) can exist in the universe because we can understand certain things, while others say that God exists because we cannot understand the universe altogether. Their reflections on the accessibility and the mystery of the world show the extraordinary abstract revolution that took place in science during the twentieth century and the way this establishes a bridge between science and religion. Contributors are Nobel Prize winners Christian de Duve, Charles Townes, Ahmed Zewail, and William D. Phillips; as well as Paul Davies, Bernard d'Espagnat,Thomas Odhiambo, Ramanath Cowsik, Jean Kovalevsky, Thierry Magnin, Bruno Guiderdoni,Trinh Xuan Thuan, Khalil Chamcham, Michael Heller, and Philip Clayton.
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Pages 272
Dimensions: Length: 8.8" Width: 6" Height: 0.9"
Weight: 0.9 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Nov 1, 2006
Publisher Templeton Foundation Press
ISBN 1599471027
EAN 9781599471020
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 | An excellent gathering of cross-cultural opinion. Dec 14, 2006 |
Science and the Search for Meaning: Perspectives from International Scientists should find a home on the shelf of any college-level collection strong in both science and religion. It offers a technical gathering of papers on discussions between science and religion stemming from meetings of the minds in Europe, represents the first English translation of a recent French edition, and gathers articles by fifteen recognized leaders in the science-religion field - four Nobel Prize winners - to provide an excellent gathering of cross-cultural opinion.
Diane C. Donovan
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