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The Sacred Depths of Nature - Ursula Goodenough

The Sacred Depths of Nature

How Life Has Emerged and Evolved
Buch | Hardcover
288 Seiten
2023 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-766206-9 (ISBN)
CHF 36,65 inkl. MwSt
For many of us, the great scientific discoveries of the modern age--the Big Bang, evolution, quantum physics, relativity--point to an existence that is bleak, devoid of meaning, pointless. But in The Sacred Depths of Nature, eminent biologist Ursula Goodenough shows us that the scientific world view need not be a source of despair. Indeed, it can be a wellspring of solace and hope.

This eloquent volume reconciles the modern scientific understanding of reality with our timeless spiritual yearnings for reverence and continuity. Looking at topics such as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death, Goodenough writes with rich, uncluttered detail about the workings of nature in general and of living creatures in particular. Her luminous clarity makes it possible for even non-scientists to appreciate that the origins of life and the universe are no less meaningful because of our increasingly scientific understanding of them. At the end of each chapter, Goodenough's spiritual reflections respond to the complexity of nature with vibrant emotional intensity and a sense of reverent wonder. This new edition offers a deepened consideration of emergent properties and emergent dynamics, as well as an exploration of their role as the generators of life's complexity. Goodenough also expands upon the ethic of ecomorality in a new chapter, and incorporates new quotes, figures, and poems in her analysis.

A beautifully written celebration of molecular biology with meditations on the spiritual and religious meaning that can be found at the heart of science, this volume makes an important contribution to the ongoing dialog between science and religion. This book will engage anyone who was ever mesmerized--or terrified--by the mysteries of existence.

Ursula Goodenough is Professor Emerita of Biology at Washington University. One of America's leading cell biologists, she is the author of a bestselling textbook on genetics, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, and has served as President of the American Society of Cell Biology and of the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science. She lives in Chilmark, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard.

Personal 1997 (first edition)

Personal 2022 (second edition)

Introduction

How This Book Is Put Together

1 Origins of the Earth

2 Origins of Life

3 How Life Works

4 How an Organism Works

5 How Evolution Works

6 The Evolution of Biodiversity

7 Awareness and the I-Self

8 Interpretations and Feelings

9 Sex

10 Intimacy

11 Multicellularity and Death

12 Human Evolution

13 Human Morality and Ecomorality

Epilogue: Emergent Religious Principles

The Religious Naturalist Orientation

Endnotes: Legends for Cover Image and Chapter Frontispieces

Endnotes: References and Further Reading/Resources

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 26 coloured illustrations
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 211 x 148 mm
Gewicht 513 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10 0-19-766206-4 / 0197662064
ISBN-13 978-0-19-766206-9 / 9780197662069
Zustand Neuware
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