Beyond science : the wider human context / John Polkinghorne.
Beyond science : the wider human context / John Polkinghorne.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
Call Numbers
T0385226
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 131 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Is science enough? -- 2. Understanding the physical world -- 3. Working together -- 4. Memoirs of the great -- 4. What happened to the human mind? -- 6. What does it mean? -- 7. Ultimate questions -- 8. Is, ought and wonder -- 9. Responsible behaviour.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
This book neither overvalues science (as if it were the only worthwhile source of knowledge) nor devalues it (as if it were to be treated with suspicion or not taken seriously). Rather, Beyond Science provides a considered and balanced account that firmly asserts science's place in human culture, maintained in mutually illuminating relationships wi...
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Full title
Beyond science : the wider human context / John Polkinghorne.
Spine title
Beyond science.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N500/207.
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T0385226
Record Identifier
74VvZvBbLkyl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvZvBbLkyl
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ISBN
0521572126 (hardback)
9780521625081
0521625084
9780521625081 (pbk.)
0521625084 (pbk.)
9780521572125 (hardback)
DDC
500
MMS ID
991004564129702626
