Arguing Science: a Dialogue on the Future of Science and Spirit
(2016)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Monkfish Book Publishing : Made available through hoopla, 2016
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781939681584 (electronic bk.) MWT11858114, 1939681588 (electronic bk.) 11858114
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Two controversial authors debate the nature and methods of science, its dogmas, and its future. Rupert Sheldrake argues that science needs to free itself from materialist dogma while Michael Shermer contends that science, properly conceived, is a materialistic enterprise; for science to look beyond materialist explanations is to betray science and engage in superstition. Issues discussed include: materialism and its role in science, whether belief in God is compatible with a scientific perspective, and parapsychology. Michael Shermer is Editor-in-Chief of Skeptic magazine and the author of numerous books including Skeptic
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