The Nature of Nature

The cultural battles now raging between conservatives and secular progressives has extended even into the scientific disciplines. And this stunning new volume captures the titanic clash of worldviews among those who have thought most deeply about the nature of science and of the universe itself. Unmatched in its breadth and scope, "The Nature of Nature" brings together some of the most influential scientists, scholars, and public intellectuals - including three Nobel laureates - across a wide spectrum of disciplines and schools of thought. Here they grapple with a perennial question that has been made all the more pressing by recent advances in the natural sciences: Is the fundamental explanatory principle of the universe, life, and self-conscious awareness to be found in inanimate matter or immaterial mind? The answers found in this book have profound implications for what it means to do science, what it means to be human, and what the future holds for all of us.

ISBN 1935191284   Pages 900 ISBN13 9781935191285 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher ISI Books   Weight (grammes) 1678 Imprint ISI Books   Published in Wilmington Format Paperback   Height (mm) 229 Publication date 15 Mar 2011   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 501   Spine width (mm) 56 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly

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