The territories of science and religion
The conflict between science and religion seems indelible, even eternal. Surely two such divergent views of the universe have always been in fierce opposition? Actually, that's not the case, says Peter Harrison: our very concepts of science and religion are relatively recent, emerging only in t...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago London
The University of Chicago Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Edition: | Paperback edition |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion and science
B Science B Science History |
| Summary: | The conflict between science and religion seems indelible, even eternal. Surely two such divergent views of the universe have always been in fierce opposition? Actually, that's not the case, says Peter Harrison: our very concepts of science and religion are relatively recent, emerging only in the past three hundred years, and it is those very categories, rather than their underlying concepts, that constrain our understanding of how the formal study of nature relates to the religious life. --Publisher's description |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-285) and index Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
| ISBN: | 022647898X |