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Einstein, Polanyi, and the laws of nature / Lydia Jaeger.
Author
Jaeger, Lydia
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Uniform title
Croire et connaître.
English
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
West Conshohocken, Pa. : Templeton Press, c2010.
Description
xiv, 319 p. ; 23 cm.
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BL240.3 .J3313 2010
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Religion and science
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Religion
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Knowledge, Theory of
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Einstein, Albert 1879-1955
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Polanyi, Michael 1891-1976
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Summary note
"What is the relationship between religious belief and the study of nature, between theology and science? This is the fundamental preoccupation of the three different studies brought together in Einstein, Polanyi, and the Laws of Nature. By exploring the highly original yet little known thought of Michael Polanyi, Jaeger highlights the inherent personal investment in any quest for knowledge, including the scientific enterprise, thus raising the question of the objectivity of human knowledge. Considered to be the greatest mind of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein saw scientific research as the fruit of the "cosmic religion." His response to the question of the relationship between faith and science also receives the close analysis it deserves. Finally, Jaeger is interested in science's propensity to use the concept of laws of nature, a concept also found in the Bible. By examining the similarities and differences, she paves the way for interdisciplinary dialogue. The synthesis of these three complimentary studies brings out the complicity between belief and knowledge, thus establishing a bridge between two noble human activities: faith and scientific research. It will be of interest to all serious followers of the ongoing science and religion dialogue."--Publisher's website.
Notes
Translated from the French.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
Contents
Part 1: Michael Polanyi: Personal knowledge without relativism. Michael Polanyi's theory of knowledge ; The realism of the polanyian program ; Paths of exploration.
Part 2: Albert Einstein: From the exclusively personal to cosmic religion. The man and his work ; Einstein's scientific program ; The cosmic religion.
Part 3: The concept of the law of nature in the bible and in science. The biblical record ; The historical record ; The philosophical record.
ISBN
9781599472478 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1599472473 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2010018366
OCLC
607977334
RCP
H - S
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