The Penultimate Curiosity
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ISBN13: 9780198839286
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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.
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 | 9780198839286 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0198839286 |
| Weight | 1.97 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.40 x 1.00 x 6.50 In |
| List Price | $25.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 496 pages |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Published On | 2019-06-15 |
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