A Meaningful World: How the Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of NatureInterVarsity Press, 20 вер. 2009 р. - 257 стор. Meaningful or meaningless? Purposeful or pointless? When we look at nature, whether at our living earth or into deepest space, what do we find? In stark contrast to contemporary claims that the world is meaningless, Benjamin Wiker and Jonathan Witt reveal a cosmos charged with both meaning and purpose. Their journey begins with Shakespeare and ranges through Euclid's geometry, the fine-tuning of the laws of physics, the periodic table of the elements, the artistry of ordinary substances like carbon and water, the intricacy of biological organisms, and the irreducible drama of scientific exploration itself. Along the way, Wiker and Witt fashion a robust argument from evidence in nature, one that rests neither on religious presuppositions nor on a simplistic view of nature as the best of all possible worlds. In their exploration of the cosmos, Wiker and Witt find all the challenges and surprises, all of the mystery and elegance one expects from a work of genius. |
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... scientific discoveries powerfully challenge the metaphysical baggage of Epicureanism that has so powerfully influenced modernity. 2For a thorough account of the pedigree of materialism, see 1 Meaning-Fullness and Meaninglessness.
... scientific discoveries powerfully challenge the metaphysical baggage of Epicureanism that has so powerfully influenced modernity. 2For a thorough account of the pedigree of materialism, see 1 Meaning-Fullness and Meaninglessness.
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... scientific discoveries, but by those discoveries. We now know, for instance, that even the simplest cells are full to overflowing with meaningful form. Thanks to discoveries in the second half of the twentieth century, we understand ...
... scientific discoveries, but by those discoveries. We now know, for instance, that even the simplest cells are full to overflowing with meaningful form. Thanks to discoveries in the second half of the twentieth century, we understand ...
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... scientific analysis. This broad array of intellectual tools is needed for two reasons. First and foremost, since the universe is full of meaning—so rich to overflowing with evidence of its ingenuity—a number of disciplines are needed to ...
... scientific analysis. This broad array of intellectual tools is needed for two reasons. First and foremost, since the universe is full of meaning—so rich to overflowing with evidence of its ingenuity—a number of disciplines are needed to ...
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... scientific fact, we have demonstrated that the universe is meaningless, a purposeless whirl of matter, devoid of intelligent governance by a benevolent, divine being. We should now recognize Weinberg's view as encapsulating precisely ...
... scientific fact, we have demonstrated that the universe is meaningless, a purposeless whirl of matter, devoid of intelligent governance by a benevolent, divine being. We should now recognize Weinberg's view as encapsulating precisely ...
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... scientific investigation, even in regard to our understanding of chance. To grasp this, imagine what it would be like to live in a truly disordered world, a reality of gibberish where there was no continuity between events and things ...
... scientific investigation, even in regard to our understanding of chance. To grasp this, imagine what it would be like to live in a truly disordered world, a reality of gibberish where there was no continuity between events and things ...
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3 Shakespeare and the Element of Genius | 58 |
4 The Geometry of Genius | 83 |
5 The Periodic Table | 111 |
6 A Cosmic Home Designed for Discovery | 148 |
7 The Genius of the Elements | 170 |
8 The Reemergence of the Living Cell | 194 |
9 The Restoration of the Living Organism | 220 |
10 The End of the Matter | 241 |
Index | 253 |
More Titles from InterVarsity Press | 258 |
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