Beyond science : the wider human context

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Beyond science : the wider human context

John Polkinghorne

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Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Originally published: 1996

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

John Polkinghorne has had a distinguished career as a particle physicist and as an author of books exploring themes in science and religion. In Beyond Science 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, such as scientific competition and subjectivity, as well as more practical aspects of the discipline as the conference circuit and the nurturing of new research. Throughout, Polkinghorne offers an accessible and personal view of science and its relationship to the human spirit.

Table of Contents

  • 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.

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