The Penultimate Curiosity
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9780198747956
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When young children first begin to ask "why?" they embark on a journey with no final destination. The need to make sense of the world as a whole is an ultimate curiosity that lies at the root of all human religions. It has, in many cultures, shaped and motivated a more down to earth scientific interest in the physical world, which could therefore be described as penultimate curiosity. These two manifestations of curiosity have a history of connection that goes back deep into the human past. Tracing that history all the way from cave painting to quantum physics, this book (a collaboration between a painter and a physical scientist that uses illustrations throughout the narrative) sets out to explain the nature of the long entanglement between religion and science: the ultimate and the penultimate curiosity.
| ISBN-13 | 9780198747956 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0198747950 |
| Weight | 2.31 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.50 x 6.70 x 1.30 In |
| List Price | $44.99 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 496 pages |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Published On | 2016-04-25 |
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