Science as salvation : a modern myth and its meaning / Mary Midgley.
Science as salvation : a modern myth and its meaning / Mary Midgley.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Date
1992.
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T0385708
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 239 p. ; 23 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Analytical title
Gifford lectures.
Series
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1992.
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Summary
Science as Salvation discusses the function and meaning of such fantasies, which project onto a cosmic scale the biological drama considered in the author's earlier Evolution as a Religion. Taking them seriously as symptoms of a genuine myth-hunger, it suggests that the proper function of science may need to include wider perspectives which would m...
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Full title
Science as salvation : a modern myth and its meaning / Mary Midgley.
Variant title
Gifford lectures.
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General note
Gifford lectures ; 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-235) and index.
Transferred from N501/282.
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T0385708
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74VKDepJayOg
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ISBN
0415062713
9780415062718 (hb)
0415062713 (hb)
9780415062718
DDC
501
MMS ID
991019143469702626
