Newton Kosmos Bios Logos

Author : Štěpánová, Irena
Publisher : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9788024623795

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Newton: Kosmos, Bios, Logos by Štěpánová, Irena Pdf

Irena Štěpánová in this book explores Isaac Newton’s engagement with ancient wisdom, the Hexameral tradition, Hermeticism, theology, alchemy as well as natural philosophy. In so doing, she brings together the established historiography with her own new insights. Štěpánová’s study is more than a study of Newton’s thought, for it contains a good deal of background on ancient (e.g., Hermeticism) and early modern thought (e.g., the Cambridge Platonists). She also uses the interpretative lenses of several contemporary Newton and non-Newton scholars in her work. Moreover, provides helpful summaries of Newton’s thought (e.g., his theology). Štěpánová has provided Newton scholarship a great service in this book, not only by making her Czech-language work available in English, but bringing to the English-language reader learning on Hebraic thought, philosophy of life and Hermeticism originally published in Czech. (Abstract from the review by Stephen David Snobelen Associate Professor, History of Science and Technology Programme, University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and Director of Newton Project Canada)

Author : Wynand de Beer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1621383458

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From Logos to Bios by Wynand de Beer Pdf

This ground-breaking book utilizes insights from Hellenic cosmology and bio-philosophy in a discussion of the origins and mechanisms of organic diversity. Building upon the concept of evolution as the unfolding of inherent possibilities, the author also explores organic form and transformation, emphasizing the mathematical foundations thereof.

Author : Richard Tarnas
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780307804525

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Passion of the Western Mind by Richard Tarnas Pdf

"[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Here are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas, from Plato to Hegel, from Augustine to Nietzsche, from Copernicus to Freud. Richard Tarnas performs the near-miracle of describing profound philosophical concepts simply but without simplifying them. Ten years in the making and already hailed as a classic, THE PASSION OF THE WESERN MIND is truly a complete liberal education in a single volume.

Author : Paul Murdin,Pierre Tallet
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780500024645

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The Universe by Paul Murdin,Pierre Tallet Pdf

The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping narrative by one of the world’s leading astronomers. Everyone knows astronomers use telescopes to peer into distant space. But did you know that they also use them as time machines to look back into the past? In this fascinating and original book, world-renowned astronomer Paul Murdin lays out the entire history of the Universe from here on Earth into the distance, leading us step by step through the history of time and space. Our knowledge of the Universe is greater than ever thanks to cutting- edge scientific research, as well as a new age of space exploration and discovery, and Murdin has been at the forefront of this inquiry—he was the first person to identify a black hole. In The Universe, Murdin draws on his expertise in the field to explain difficult concepts such as black holes, nebulae, and dark matter and relates them to the most important characters and events in the history of our Universe: powerful explosions, the largest planets, galaxies, and celestial bodies. Structured in a clear, accessible fashion as a “biography” of our Universe, this history begins at the Big Bang and proceeds stage by stage through the story of our cosmos. Full of fascinating details about our own existence, for instance that two-thirds of the atoms in our body are hydrogen atoms formed in the first few minutes of the Big Bang, and that we are a by-product of the manufacture of galaxies and stars, this volume offers a glimpse into the future of our Universe and what it means to us all.

Author : Lawrence Maxwell Krauss
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781451624458

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A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence Maxwell Krauss Pdf

This is a provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical question: Where did the universe come from and how will it end?

Author : Toss Gascoigne,Bernard Schiele,Joan Leach,Michelle Riedlinger,Luisa Massarani,Bruce V. Lewenstein,Peter Broks
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781760463663

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Communicating Science by Toss Gascoigne,Bernard Schiele,Joan Leach,Michelle Riedlinger,Luisa Massarani,Bruce V. Lewenstein,Peter Broks Pdf

Modern science communication has emerged in the twentieth century as a field of study, a body of practice and a profession—and it is a practice with deep historical roots. We have seen the birth of interactive science centres, the first university actions in teaching and conducting research, and a sharp growth in employment of science communicators. This collection charts the emergence of modern science communication across the world. This is the first volume to map investment around the globe in science centres, university courses and research, publications and conferences as well as tell the national stories of science communication. How did it all begin? How has development varied from one country to another? What motivated governments, institutions and people to see science communication as an answer to questions of the social place of science? Communicating Science describes the pathways followed by 39 different countries. All continents and many cultures are represented. For some countries, this is the first time that their science communication story has been told.

Author : Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Life
ISBN : 9027725403

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Logos and Life: Creative experience and the critique of reason by Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka Pdf

Author : Kaitlin B. Curtice
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493422029

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Native by Kaitlin B. Curtice Pdf

Native is about identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin Curtice offers a unique perspective on these topics. In this book, she shows how reconnecting with her Potawatomi identity both informs and challenges her faith. Curtice draws on her personal journey, poetry, imagery, and stories of the Potawatomi people to address themes at the forefront of today's discussions of faith and culture in a positive and constructive way. She encourages us to embrace our own origins and to share and listen to each other's stories so we can build a more inclusive and diverse future. Each of our stories matters for the church to be truly whole. As Curtice shares what it means to experience her faith through the lens of her Indigenous heritage, she reveals that a vibrant spirituality has its origins in identity, belonging, and a sense of place.

Author : Lester Frank Ward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UVA:X000364259

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Pure Sociology by Lester Frank Ward Pdf

Author : J. Javier Álvaro
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781527533165

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The Ages of the Earth by J. Javier Álvaro Pdf

Negationism is an irrational but useful tool for manipulation. Almost nobody supports the Flat Earth model or the geocentrism, but some European educational laws still offer a confessional education that treats as real the myth about Adam and Eve. This book recounts the struggle that human mind has maintained, over two millennia, against creationist myths. The journey takes place between cosmogonies, theological dogmas, natural philosophy, Deism and the inevitable secularism of the Age of Enlightenment.

Author : Jason R. Ambroise,Sabine Broeck
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781781384664

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Black Knowledges/Black Struggles by Jason R. Ambroise,Sabine Broeck Pdf

Black Knowledges/Black Struggles: Essays in Critical Epistemology explores the central, but often critically neglected role of knowledge and epistemic formations within social movements for human emancipation.

Author : Richard Tarnas
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781101213476

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Cosmos and Psyche by Richard Tarnas Pdf

From a philosopher whose magisterial history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith comes a brilliant new book that traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archetypal patterns of human experience. Drawing on years of research and on thinkers from Plato to Jung, Richard Tarnas explores the planetary correlations of epochal events like the French Revolution, the two world wars, and September 11. Whether read as astrology updated for the quantum age or as a contemporary classic of spirituality, Cosmos and Psyche is a work of immense sophistication, deep learning, and lasting importance.

Author : DANIEL. ROSS
Publisher : Open Humanities Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1785420909

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Psychopolitical Anaphylaxis by DANIEL. ROSS Pdf

Drawing on the work of Bernard Stiegler, among others, Psychopolitical Anaphylaxis proposes a fundamental rethinking of the meaning of philosophy, politics and economics for an Anthropocene threatened by runaway entropy.

Author : Alfred Percy Sinnett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Occultism
ISBN : OXFORD:N13222821

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The Occult World by Alfred Percy Sinnett Pdf

Author : Brian Massumi
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780822383574

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Parables for the Virtual by Brian Massumi Pdf

Although the body has been the focus of much contemporary cultural theory, the models that are typically applied neglect the most salient characteristics of embodied existence—movement, affect, and sensation—in favor of concepts derived from linguistic theory. In Parables for the Virtual Brian Massumi views the body and media such as television, film, and the Internet, as cultural formations that operate on multiple registers of sensation beyond the reach of the reading techniques founded on the standard rhetorical and semiotic models. Renewing and assessing William James's radical empiricism and Henri Bergson's philosophy of perception through the filter of the post-war French philosophy of Deleuze, Guattari, and Foucault, Massumi links a cultural logic of variation to questions of movement, affect, and sensation. If such concepts are as fundamental as signs and significations, he argues, then a new set of theoretical issues appear, and with them potential new paths for the wedding of scientific and cultural theory. Replacing the traditional opposition of literal and figural with new distinctions between stasis and motion and between actual and virtual, Parables for the Virtual tackles related theoretical issues by applying them to cultural mediums as diverse as architecture, body art, the digital art of Stelarc, and Ronald Reagan's acting career. The result is an intriguing combination of cultural theory, science, and philosophy that asserts itself in a crystalline and multi-faceted argument.