Science & certainty [electronic resource] / John T.O. Kirk.
Looks at what science asks us to believe about aspects of reality, and considers the implications of accepting the scientific world view.
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- ISBN: 9780643095311 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0643095314 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 262 p.) : ill.
- Publisher: Collingwod, VIC : CSIRO Pub., 2007.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-251) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Origin of the Cosmos and the Solar System; Chapter 2 Origin of the Biosphere and Homo sapiens; Chapter 3 The Nature of Physical Reality; Chapter 4 The Physical Basis of Conscious Reality; Chapter 5 Environmentalism; Chapter 6 Science and Environmental Concern; Chapter 7 Gaia; Chapter 8 '-isms'; References and further reading; Index. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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