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Informationen zum Autor James Le Fanu is a medical doctor and regular columnist for the Sunday Telegraph and Daily Telegraph. He graduated from Cambridge University and the Royal London Hospital in 1974. He has published research articles in the ‘British Medical Journal’, ‘Lancet’ and the ‘Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine’. Klappentext The imperative to 'know thyself' is both fundamental and profoundly elusive - for how can we ever truly comprehend the drama and complexity of the human experience? Zusammenfassung The imperative to ‘know thyself’ is both fundamental and profoundly elusive – for how can we ever truly comprehend the drama and complexity of the human experience?
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'The beauty of this book is that it reclaims the most profound reality that any of us know - the reality of our selves - from a scientific world that seeks to deny choice, wonder, and mystery. Le Fanu infuses his book with a sense of the miraculous...It is impossible to express how refreshing I found this beautifully written and profound book...The fact that these rarely stated realities are so superbly brought to life here makes this a brave, brilliant and fascinating book.' Tim Lott, Sunday Telegraph
'"Why Us?" explores the fascinating ramifications of these insights, from explaining the gaps in the theory of evolution to re-examining the notion of a human soul. Le Fanu's argument is simple and compelling; a bold attempt to reunite science with a sense of wonder.' Sunday Times
'Enthralling...One of the glories of Le Fanu's scientifically erudite and beautifully written book is that such a sense of wonder is evident on every page, even as he lucidly analyses the limitations of that narrow intellectual prison in which science has languished too long.' Christopher Booker, Spectator
