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Informationen zum Autor Dave Pruett , a former NASA researcher, is an award-winning computational scientist and professor of mathematics at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. Klappentext In this enlightening and provocative exploration, Dave Pruett sets out a revolutionary new understanding of our place in the universe, one that reconciles the rational demands of science with the deeper tugs of spirituality.Defining a moment in human self-awareness four centuries in the making, Reason and Wonder: A Copernican Revolution in Science and Spirit offers a way to move beyond the either/or choice of reason versus intuition-a dichotomy that ultimately leaves either the mind or the heart wanting. In doing so, it seeks to resolve an age-old conflict at the root of much human dysfunction, including today's global ecological crisis.An outgrowth of C. David Pruett's breakthrough undergraduate honors course, "From Black Elk to Black Holes: Shaping Myth for a New Millennium," Reason and Wonder embraces the insights of modern science and the wisdom of spiritual traditions to "re-enchant the universe." The new "myth of meaning" unfolds as the story of three successive "Copernican revolutions"-cosmological, biological, and spiritual-offers an expansive view of human potential as revolutionary as the work of Copernicus, Galilleo, and Darwin. Zusammenfassung In this enlightening and provocative exploration! Dave Pruett sets out a revolutionary new understanding of our place in the universe! one that reconciles the rational demands of science with the deeper tugs of spirituality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I The Copernican Revolution: Cosmology 1 The Clockmaker and the Clockwork 2 The Music of the Spheres 3 The Starry Messenger 4 The Star-Crossed Prophet 5 The Jewish Saint 6 A Wrinkle in Time 7 Einstein's Happiest Thought 8 Lights All Askew Part II The Second "Copernican" Revolution: Biology 9 The Entangled Bank 10 The Time Bomb Part III Lifting the Veil 11 Through the Looking Glass 12 Parallel Universes Part IV The Third "Copernican" Revolution: Psychology/Spirituality 13 The Arrows of Time 14 What Is Life? 15 A World Aflame 16 The Winds of Change 17 Pale Images Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index ...
