Science

Informationen zum Autor Steve Fuller Klappentext 3 new books in the series looking at philosophical aspects of everyday life. Zusammenfassung Contends that our continuing faith in science in the face of its actual history is best understood as the secular residue of a religiously inspired belief in divine providence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The gospel according to Dr Strangelove 2. Can science live with its past? 3. Styles of living scientifically: a tale of three nations 4. We are all scientists now: the rise of protscience 5. The scientific ethic and the spirit of literalism 6. What has atheism - old or new - ever done for science? 7. Science as an instrument of divine justice 8. Scientific progress as secular providence 9. Science poised between changing the future and undoing the past Further reading

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Steve Fuller
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.06.2010
• EAN: 9781844652044
• ISBN: 978-1-84465-204-4
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 217 mm x 13 mm
• Serie: The Art of Living; Art of Living (McGill-Queen); The Art of Living; Art of Living (McGill-Queen)
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science