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Science And Myth
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Author : Wolfgang Smith
language : en
Publisher: Sophia Perennis et Universalis
Release Date : 2010
Science And Myth written by Wolfgang Smith and has been published by Sophia Perennis et Universalis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Myth categories.
In Science and Myth the author shows, in the first place, that science too has its mythology, unrecognized and unacknowledged though the fact be. These scientistic myths, however, turn out to constitute what he terms anti-myths: "a kind that would banish all others, and in so doing, undermine not only religion and morality, but indeed all culture in its higher modes." What invalidates the contemporary "scientific" world-view and renders it "mythical" in the pejorative sense, he goes on to contend, proves finally to be the underlying hypothesis that human perception terminates, not in an external object, but in a subjective phantasm. Not only does the author maintain cogently that visual perception, in particular, does penetrate to the external world, but basing himself on traditional sources-fromVedic to Biblical-he shows that sight as such opens in principle to a veritable gnosis: a "seeing of the Real."
Ancient Mythology Of Modern Science
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Author : Gregory Allen Schrempp
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2012
Ancient Mythology Of Modern Science written by Gregory Allen Schrempp and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Science categories.
Examining the nature of myth-making and its surprising appearance in popular science writing.
The Science Myth
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Author : Dominique Chu
language : en
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Release Date : 2013-05-31
The Science Myth written by Dominique Chu and has been published by John Hunt Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-31 with Religion categories.
We are in the midst of a culture war between science and religion. In this struggle science portrays itself as the white knight of enlightenment truth defending humanity against the dark forces of religious fundamentalism, ignorance and gullibility that threaten free thinking and progress. But is there really the fundamental difference between science and religion that the culture warriors like us to believe? This book takes the reader on an inside journey through science showing how scientific beliefs are made. It will show science as a human activity that is shaped by power struggles, personal interests, cultural prejudices, beliefs and values...and yes, experimental data as well. ,
Science Without Myth
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Author : Sergio Sismondo
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Science Without Myth written by Sergio Sismondo and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Science categories.
This philosophical introduction to and discussion of social and political studies of science argues that scientific knowledge is socially constructed.
Contributions To The Science Of Mythology
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Author : Friedrich Max Müller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Contributions To The Science Of Mythology written by Friedrich Max Müller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Folklore categories.
A Final Story
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Author : Nasser Zakariya
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2017-11-14
A Final Story written by Nasser Zakariya and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-14 with History categories.
Towards a Final Story is the first history of the modern scientific epic. These epic stories pull together our knowledge of the universe, uniting material and biological origins, from beginning to end. The authors of these epics--among them Carl Sagan, E.O. Wilson, and Steven Weinberg--saw their task as providing an integrated schema that would not only bring together but also go beyond the particular scientific results and disciplines available as they wrote their histories. Nasser Zakariya traces how such epic stories could achieve what they claimed, how they inhabit culture and politics, and how they arrived at the present moment from a period in the previous century when inquiries into ultimate origins were regarded by many as unscientific and unanswerable. These prominent, popular historical narratives of science are important forms of knowledge in their own right. They expose what science means in the wider culture and at the same time focus attention on the near paradoxical nature of a universal history narrated by humanity for humanity.
Science Myths We Tell Ourselves
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Author : William N. Barbat
language : en
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Release Date : 2015-03-27
Science Myths We Tell Ourselves written by William N. Barbat and has been published by Outskirts Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-27 with Technology & Engineering categories.
We live in an age of trusting the “experts.” But what happens when the so-called experts are wrong…and their misinformation is allowing us to destroy ourselves? In Science Myths We Tell Ourselves, William Barbat demonstrates the incorrect reasoning behind “facts” we have been taught, including the Big Bang, instant creation, continental drift, and spreading sea floors. Skeptics’ assertions that the climate is not changing are disproven by Barbat’s update of his 1973 climate study, which definitively proves that the world’s desert belts are expanding poleward, like the expansion of the Sahara Desert of North Africa, which ended the Ice Age. The recent drought in the midcontinental US, and the pervasive droughts in California and Brazil may be previews of climate disasters brought on by mankind, unless we can halt climate change by rethinking our energy protocols. We’ve been told that energy cannot be created in nature, or by man…but the stunning central thesis of Science Myths We Tell Ourselves is that the “law” on which this belief is based (Helmholtz’s Energy Conservation Law) is completely untrue—in fact, it was rejected as “metaphysics” in 1847 by the Berlin Physics Society. Scientists unwilling to examine the facts continue to propagate this misinformation while ignoring the potential for unlimited, non-polluting energy from low-mass electrons. This enlightening and fascinating book will challenge what you think you know, as well as providing hope and direction for a different future.
What Is Science
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Author : Jordanka Zlatanova
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2020-02-24
What Is Science written by Jordanka Zlatanova and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-24 with Science categories.
In a multitude of ways, science affects the life of almost every person on earth. From medicine and nutrition to communication and transportation, the products of scientific research have changed human life. These changes have mostly taken place in the last two centuries, so rapidly that the average person is unable to keep informed. A consequence of this "information gap" has been the increasing suspicion of science and scientists. The lack of true understanding of science, especially of "fundamental" research, motivates this effort to narrow this gap by explaining scientific endeavor and the data-driven worldviews of scientists. Key Features Fills an existing void in the understanding of science among the general population Is written in a nontechnical language to facilitate understanding Covers a wide range of science-related subjects: The value of "basic research" How scientists work by sharing results and ideas How science is funded by governments and private entities Addresses the possible dangers of research and how society deals with such risks Expresses the viewpoint of an author with extensive experience working in laboratories all over the world
Myth And Science
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Author : Tito Vignoli
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Myth And Science written by Tito Vignoli and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Human behavior categories.
"This book examines the relationship between myth and science. Topics discussed include the following: (1) the ideas and sources of myth; (2) animal sensation and perception; (3) human sensation and perception; (4) statement of the problem; (5) the animal and human exercise of the intellect in the perception of things; (6) the intrinsic law of the faculty of apprehension; (7) the historical evolution of myth and science; and (8) of dreams, illusions, normal and abnormal hallucinations, delirium, and madness--conclusion"--Book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).
Scientific Mythologies
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Author : James A. Herrick
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Scientific Mythologies written by James A. Herrick and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Religion categories.
What does science have to do with science fiction? What does science fiction have to do with scientists? What does religion have to do with science and science fiction? In the spiritual vacuum of our post-Christian West, new mythologies continually arise. The sources of much religious speculation, however, may be surprising. Author James Herrick directs our attention to a wide range of scientists, filmmakers, science fiction writers and religious philosophers and discovers there the role that science and science fiction have played in such mythmaking. From scientists such as Francis Bacon, Francis Crick, Carl Sagan and Freeman Dyson, to filmmakers such as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, to science fiction writers such as Olaf Stapledon, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, Herrick finds a curious collusion of science with science fiction for promoting and justifying alternative spiritualities. The rise of these new mythologies, he argues, is no longer a curiosity at the edge of Western culture. This alchemy is catalyzing a religious vision of new gods, a new humanity, and alien races with superior intelligence and secret knowledge. This new mythology overshadows the realms of politics, science and religion. Should we follow such visions? Does science endorse these mythologies? Are we being offered a spirituality superior to the Judeo-Christian tradition? This book will help you decide.