Beyond Science - The Wider Human Context

Klappentext Science has been very successful at discovering the structure and history of the physical world. However, there is more to be told of scientific fact that can be gained from impersonal experimental tests. This balanced account, written from the perspective of a physicist and a minister, goes beyond science to consider the human context in which it operates and to pursue a wider understanding of ourselves and our world. Zusammenfassung John Polkinghorne examines the nature of scientific inquiry itself and the human context in which science operates. The book looks to issues of meaning and value! as well as more practical aspects of the discipline. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Is science enough?; 2. Understanding the physical world; 3. Working together; 4. Memoirs of the great; 5. What happened to the human mind?; 6. What does it mean?; 7. Ultimate questions; 8. Is, ought and wonder; 9. Responsible behaviour; Index.

Product details

• Authors: John Polinghorne, John Polkinghorne, John C. Polkinghorne
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.09.1998
• EAN: 9780521625081
• ISBN: 978-0-521-62508-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Canto Original; Canto Original
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics