Author : John Zachary Young
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,43 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Brain
ISBN :
Briefly, this book is about how the nervous system - especially the brain - functions, from the point of view of the biologist.
Author : Mark Schaefer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 17,92 MB
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 153265345X
The world is full of people who are very certain--in politics, in religion, in all manner of things. In addition, political, religious, and social organizations are marketing certainty as a cure all to all life's problems. But is such certainty possible? Or even good? The Certainty of Uncertainty explores the question of certainty by looking at the reasons human beings crave certainty and the religious responses we frequently fashion to help meet that need. The book takes an in-depth view of religion, language, our senses, our science, and our world to explore the inescapable uncertainties they reveal. We find that the certainty we crave does not exist. As we reflect on the unavoidable uncertainties in our world, we come to understand that letting go of certainty is not only necessary, it's beneficial. For, in embracing doubt and uncertainty, we find a more meaningful and courageous religious faith, a deeper encounter with mystery, and a way to build strong relationships across religious and philosophical lines. In The Certainty of Uncertainty, we see that embracing our belief systems with humility and uncertainty can be transformative for ourselves and for our world.
Author : Tony Rothman
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,16 MB
Release : 1998-10-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
Can we learn anything from parallels between physics and Eastern philosophy?
Author : David Michaels
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 29,23 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Deception
ISBN : 0190922664
"Opioids. Concussions. Obesity. Climate change. America is a country of everyday crises -- big, long-spanning problems that persist, mostly unregulated, despite their toll on the country's health and vitality. And for every case of government inaction on one of these issues, there is a set of familiar, doubtful refrains: The science is unclear. The data is inconclusive. Regulation is unjustified. It's a slippery slope. Is it? The Triumph of Doubt traces the ascendance of science-for-hire in American life and government, from its origins in the tobacco industry in the 1950s to its current manifestations across government, public policy, and even professional sports. Well-heeled American corporations have long had a financial stake in undermining scientific consensus and manufacturing uncertainty; in The Triumph of Doubt, former Obama and Clinton official David Michaels details how bad science becomes public policy -- and where it's happening today. Amid fraught conversations of "alternative facts" and "truth decay," The Triumph of Doubt wields its unprecedented access to shine a light on the machinations and scope of manipulated science in American society. It is an urgent, revelatory work, one that promises to reorient conversations around science and the public good for the foreseeable future"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Lesslie Newbigin
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 19,75 MB
Release : 1995-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1467420832
Looking to end the divisive conflict that has raged between Christians who attack each other either as "liberals" or as "fundamentalists," Newbigin here gives a historical account of the roots of this conflict in order to begin laying the foundation for a middle ground that will benefit the Christian faith as a whole. What results is a perspective that allows Christians to confidently affirm the gospel as public truth in our pluralistic world.
Author : Alice Benessia
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 11,35 MB
Release : 2016-02-20
Category : Policy sciences
ISBN : 9780692596388
A crisis looms over the scientific enterprise. Not a day passes without news of retractions, failed replications, fraudulent peer reviews, or misinformed science-based policies. The social implications are enormous, yet this crisis has remained largely uncharted-until now. In Science on the Verge, luminaries in the field of post-normal science and scientific governance focus attention on worrying fault-lines in the use of science for policymaking, and the dramatic crisis within science itself. This provocative new volume in The Rightful Place of Science also explores the concepts that need to be unlearned, and the skills that must be relearned and enhanced, if we are to restore the legitimacy and integrity of science.
Author : Jonathan Fields
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 21,67 MB
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1591845661
Jonathan Fields knows the risks-and potential power-of uncertainty. He gave up a six-figure income as a lawyer to make $12 an hour as a personal trainer. Then, married with a 3-month old baby, he signed a lease to launch a yoga center in the heart of New York City. . . the day before 9/11. But he survived, and along the way he developed a fresh approach to transforming uncertainty, risk of loss, and exposure to judgment into catalysts for innovation, creation, and achievement. In business, art, and life, creating on a world-class level demands bold action and leaps of faith in the face of great uncertainty. But that uncertainty can lead to fear, anxiety, paralysis, and destruction. It can gut creativity and stifle innovation. It can keep you from taking the risks necessary to do great work and craft a deeply-rewarding life. And it can bring companies that rely on innovation grinding to a halt. That is, unless you know how to use it to your advantage. Fields draws on leading-edge technology, cognitive science, and ancient awareness-focusing techniques in a fresh, practical, nondogmatic way. His approach enables creativity and productivity on an entirely different level and can turn the once-tortuous journey into a more enjoyable quest.
Author : J. Z. Young
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 43,82 MB
Release : 1960
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Eugenie C. Scott
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 20,99 MB
Release : 2009-08-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520261879
Presents the scientific evidence for evolution and reasons why it should be taught in schools, provides various religious points of view, and offers insight to the evolution-creationism controversy.
Author : Thomas Woodward
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 16,95 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN :
An insider's look at the dramatic debate between Darwinism and Intelligent Design, showing how and why the secular "religion" of our time is beginning to crumble.
