A Meaningful World: How the Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of NatureInterVarsity Press, 20 сент. 2009 г. - Всего страниц: 257 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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... argument.” The extraterrestrials are, of course, fiction. The poison, however, is real. This book is written as an antidote. 1 MEANING-FULLNESS AND MEANINGLESSNESS ... what a falling-off was there! 1Thomas Hardy, “Hap,” in The Norton ...
... argument.” The extraterrestrials are, of course, fiction. The poison, however, is real. This book is written as an antidote. 1 MEANING-FULLNESS AND MEANINGLESSNESS ... what a falling-off was there! 1Thomas Hardy, “Hap,” in The Norton ...
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... argument to that effect. But some today take it as a given that the universe is ultimately meaningless. Nihilism has spread from the philosophy of the “knowing” elite to the philosophy of everyday life. In the first half of the ...
... argument to that effect. But some today take it as a given that the universe is ultimately meaningless. Nihilism has spread from the philosophy of the “knowing” elite to the philosophy of everyday life. In the first half of the ...
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... argument is borne along, not in spite of recent 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 ...
... argument is borne along, not in spite of recent 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 ...
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... et al., “Complete Genome Sequence of the Methanogenic Archaeon, Methanococcus jannasch,” Science 273 (1996): 1058-72. and enormously powerful argument to design.11 9William Dembski, The Design 18 A M EANINGFUL W ORLD.
... et al., “Complete Genome Sequence of the Methanogenic Archaeon, Methanococcus jannasch,” Science 273 (1996): 1058-72. and enormously powerful argument to design.11 9William Dembski, The Design 18 A M EANINGFUL W ORLD.
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... argument began with a being which already possessed reproductive powers. This is the creature the evolution of which a truly comprehensive theory of evolution must give some account. Darwin himself was well aware that he had not ...
... argument began with a being which already possessed reproductive powers. This is the creature the evolution of which a truly comprehensive theory of evolution must give some account. Darwin himself was well aware that he had not ...
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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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