The Resource The faith of biology and the biology of faith : order, meaning, and free will in modern medical science
The faith of biology and the biology of faith : order, meaning, and free will in modern medical science
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- Summary
- Are there parallels between the ""moment of insight"" in science and the emergence of the ""unknowable"" in religious faith? Where does scientific insight come from? Award-winning biologist Robert Pollack argues that an alliance between religious faith and science is not necessarily an argument in favor of irrationality: the two can inform each other's visions of the world. Pollack begins by reflecting on the large questions of meaning and purpose?and the difficulty of finding either in the orderly world described by the data of science. He considers the obligation to find meaning
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (189 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Series Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the 2013 Paperback Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Order Versus Meaning: Science and Religion; Chapter 2. The Meaning Is in the Order: DNA-Based Medicine; Chapter 3. Meaning Beyond Order: The Science of One Life at a Time; Postscript; Bibliography; Index
- Isbn
- 9780231529051
- Label
- The faith of biology and the biology of faith : order, meaning, and free will in modern medical science
- Title
- The faith of biology and the biology of faith
- Title remainder
- order, meaning, and free will in modern medical science
- Subject
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- Electronic books
- Free will and determinism
- Free will and determinism
- Geloof
- Genetic Determinism
- Genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Genetics, Behavioral
- Judaism and science
- Judaism and science
- Judentum
- Meaning (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects
- Meaning (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects
- Medische ethiek
- Natural selection
- Natural selection
- Naturwissenschaften
- Personal Autonomy
- Philosophy, Medical
- RELIGION -- Religion & Science
- Religion and Medicine
- Selection, Genetic
- Biologie
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Are there parallels between the ""moment of insight"" in science and the emergence of the ""unknowable"" in religious faith? Where does scientific insight come from? Award-winning biologist Robert Pollack argues that an alliance between religious faith and science is not necessarily an argument in favor of irrationality: the two can inform each other's visions of the world. Pollack begins by reflecting on the large questions of meaning and purpose?and the difficulty of finding either in the orderly world described by the data of science. He considers the obligation to find meaning
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1940-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pollack, Robert
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Columbia Series on Religion and Politics
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Judaism and science
- Meaning (Philosophy)
- Natural selection
- Free will and determinism
- Genetics
- RELIGION
- Free will and determinism
- Genetics
- Judaism and science
- Meaning (Philosophy)
- Natural selection
- Medische ethiek
- Geloof
- Judentum
- Biologie
- Naturwissenschaften
- Philosophy, Medical
- Religion and Medicine
- Genetic Determinism
- Genetics, Behavioral
- Personal Autonomy
- Selection, Genetic
- Label
- The faith of biology and the biology of faith : order, meaning, and free will in modern medical science
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-115) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Series Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the 2013 Paperback Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Order Versus Meaning: Science and Religion; Chapter 2. The Meaning Is in the Order: DNA-Based Medicine; Chapter 3. Meaning Beyond Order: The Science of One Life at a Time; Postscript; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- ocn829462140
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (189 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231529051
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 22573/ctt271kwv
- 761cd546-9876-492d-a975-80394a2e5c80
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)829462140
- Label
- The faith of biology and the biology of faith : order, meaning, and free will in modern medical science
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-115) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Series Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the 2013 Paperback Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Order Versus Meaning: Science and Religion; Chapter 2. The Meaning Is in the Order: DNA-Based Medicine; Chapter 3. Meaning Beyond Order: The Science of One Life at a Time; Postscript; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- ocn829462140
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (189 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231529051
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 22573/ctt271kwv
- 761cd546-9876-492d-a975-80394a2e5c80
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)829462140
Subject
- Electronic books
- Free will and determinism
- Free will and determinism
- Geloof
- Genetic Determinism
- Genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Genetics, Behavioral
- Judaism and science
- Judaism and science
- Judentum
- Meaning (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects
- Meaning (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects
- Medische ethiek
- Natural selection
- Natural selection
- Naturwissenschaften
- Personal Autonomy
- Philosophy, Medical
- RELIGION -- Religion & Science
- Religion and Medicine
- Selection, Genetic
- Biologie
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