Scientists in the Cosmos: An Existential Approach to the Debate Between Science and Religion
Walker Percy's use of the terms Umwelt (environment) and Welt (symbol world) as well as his separation of events into dyadic and triadic ones, where the latter involve human beings, is brought to bear on the relationship between science and religion with the upshot being that science (a dyadic...
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| Subtitles: | Walker Percy: pathologist, philosopher, and novelist |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2016]
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| Further subjects: | B
triadicity
B Symbol B triad B dyad B euglena B Environment B Sign B World B Helen Keller |
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| Summary: | Walker Percy's use of the terms Umwelt (environment) and Welt (symbol world) as well as his separation of events into dyadic and triadic ones, where the latter involve human beings, is brought to bear on the relationship between science and religion with the upshot being that science (a dyadic enterprise) is not equipped to really understand or explain triadic entities (namely, human beings). |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12301 |