Why Beliefs Matter: Reflections on the Nature of Science
| AUTHOR | Davies, E. Brian |
| PUBLISHER | OUP Oxford (07/22/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
This book discusses deep problems about our place in the world with a minimum of technical jargon. It argues that 'absolutist' ideas dating back to Plato continue to mislead generations of theoretical physicists and theologians. It explains that the multi-layered nature of our present descriptions of the world is unavoidable, not because of anything about the world but because of our own human natures. It tries to rescue mathematics from the singular and exceptional status that it has been assigned, as much by those who understand it as by those who do not. It provides direct quotations from many of the important contributors to its subject, and concludes with a penetrating criticism of many of the recent contributions to the often acrimonious debates about science and religions.
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ISBN-13:
9780199586202
ISBN-10:
0199586209
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
262
Carton Quantity:
26
Product Dimensions:
6.20 x 0.80 x 9.20 inches
Weight:
1.30 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Religion | Religion & Science
Religion | Physics - General
Religion | Philosophy & Social Aspects
Dewey Decimal:
215
Library of Congress Control Number:
2010928136
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This book discusses deep problems about our place in the world with a minimum of technical jargon. It argues that 'absolutist' ideas dating back to Plato continue to mislead generations of theoretical physicists and theologians. It explains that the multi-layered nature of our present descriptions of the world is unavoidable, not because of anything about the world but because of our own human natures. It tries to rescue mathematics from the singular and exceptional status that it has been assigned, as much by those who understand it as by those who do not. It provides direct quotations from many of the important contributors to its subject, and concludes with a penetrating criticism of many of the recent contributions to the often acrimonious debates about science and religions.
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Author:
Davies, E. Brian
E. Brian Davies is a Professor of Mathematics at King's College London and a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is his seventh book.
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